More new exploration licence awards have been announced from recent Egyptian General Petroleum Corporation (EGPC) and Egyptian Natural Gas Holding Company (Egas) bid rounds. The new licences will be formally awarded once the concession agreements are finalised. In the 2013 EGPC bid round, Eni has been awarded a 100% participating interest and operatorship of the onshore South-West Melehia Block in the Western Desert, close to the Melehia development lease, in which Eni has a participating interest. The new licence covers 2,058km2.