The first day of Egypt Oil & Gas’ 8th Convention witnessed handing of the Excellence Awards sponsored by Dragon Oil in three categories, Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR), Operational Excellence in Brownfield, and the Decarbonization Award.

Ministry of Petroleum, Egyptian Natural Gas Holding Company (EGAS)/IEOC was awarded the Best CSR Project Award for Zohr Technology School’s success story. Meanwhile, Kuwait Energy Egypt was the runner-up for the best CSR project award for Maternal and Child Unit Clinics in Ras Gharib.

Additionally, WEPCO was awarded the Operational Excellence in Brownfield Award. The award was granted for Maximizing Reserve & Production by 600% of BED-1 Brown Field in Western Desert, Egypt. Meanwhile, Kuwait Energy Egypt was a runner-up for the best Brownfield award for Comprehensive Strategy handling challenging old brownfields and loose integrity wells in the Eastern Desert and maximizing its potential via operationally standardized new innovative solutions.

Moreover, Apache was awarded the Decarbonization Award for Achieving an Ambitious Goal of Reducing Upstream Routine Flaring by 40% in its Egyptian Operations. Meanwhile, Agiba Petroleum Company was the runner-up for the Decarbonization award for Connecting the wells via overhead transmission lines (OHTL) supplied from Meleiha oil plant power generation turbines.

The awards were given to the winning companies’ representatives by H.E. El Molla in a ceremony that was a part of the convention.