Feb 12 (Reuters) - Egypt announced the winners of aninternational bid round for oil and gas exploration on Tuesday,with a total of 12 concessions awarded.
The companies awarded oil exploration concessions includedRoyal Dutch Shell, Eni, Merlon, Neptune Energy, and Egypt'sGeneral Petroleum Company (EGPC), EGPC's head told a newsconference.
Five concessions for gas exploration were awarded, tocompanies including Royal Dutch Shell, Exxon Mobil, Petronas,BP, Dea, and Eni, the head of Egypt's state gas board said.
Minimum investment in the concessions is between $750million and $800 million, Petroleum Minister Tarek El Molla toldthe conference.(Reporting by Ahmed Ismail; Writing by Eric Knecht and NadineAwadalla; Editing by Catherine Evans)