Technical illustration of offshore operations by Chevron Corporation in the Cyprus EEZ

Chevron Corporation

International Oil Company
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Reserves (Est.)
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American multinational energy corporation. Operator (35%) of Block 12 containing the Aphrodite gas field, Cyprus' first major discovery. Cyprus approved Aphrodite's development plan in February 2025 and Egypt initialed a 15-year term sheet for the field's full output in April 2026, with FID targeted for late 2026-2027 and first gas around 2030-31.

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Who bought Noble Energy?

Chevron acquired Noble Energy in October 2020 in an all-stock deal valued at about $13 billion including debt. Through that acquisition Chevron became the operator of the Aphrodite gas field in Block 12 of the Cyprus EEZ, which Noble had discovered in 2011, as well as of Israel's Leviathan and Tamar fields.

What is Chevron doing in Cyprus?

Chevron operates Block 12 with a 35% stake, developing the Aphrodite gas field (~2.9–3.7 tcf) alongside Shell and NewMed Energy. The development plan was approved in February 2025, FEED began in December 2025, Egypt initialed a 15-year term sheet for the field's full output in April 2026, and first gas is targeted around 2030–31.

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Offshore Technology • Aug 19

Equinor to acquire 17.4% interest in Namibia’s Orange Basin block

Equinor has agreed to acquire a 17.4% participating interest in petroleum exploration licence 90 (PEL 90) in the Orange Basin off the coast of Namibia, from Harmattan Energy, a subsidiary of Chevron.

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Rigzone • Jul 24

Aphrodite Group Secures MOU for Sale of Cypriot Gas to Egypt

The Chevron-led Aphrodite consortium, Cyprus Hydrocarbons and Egyptian Natural Gas signed a memorandum of understanding to enable the piped export of 100 percent of production from the Aphrodite field to Egypt.

Offshore Energy • Jul 22

Chevron’s Cypriot gas project edges closer toward binding supply deal with Egypt

Chevron Cyprus, a subsidiary of the U.S.-headquartered oil major Chevron, and its partners, BG Cyprus (Shell) and NewMed Energy, have made inroads in securing a binding agreement for the sale of gas to Egypt from an offshore gas field reservoir in Block 12, located in the Eastern Basin of the Med...

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Chevron Corporation
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International Oil Company
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Key Events

Apr 14, 2026
Egypt to Buy All Aphrodite Gas

Egypt (EGAS) agrees to purchase 100% of Aphrodite's output over a 15-year term, delivered via a new subsea pipeline to P...

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Dec 22, 2025
Aphrodite FEED Begins

Front-end engineering and design (FEED) work begins on the Aphrodite development, a key step toward a final investment d...

infrastructure
Feb 4, 2025
Cyprus Approves Aphrodite Development Plan

Cyprus approves the updated Aphrodite (Block 12) development and production plan submitted by Chevron, Shell and NewMed...

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