The eleventh edition of the Egypt Oil & Gas Convention (EOGC) also witnessed the distribution of the Operational Excellence Awards, presented by H.E. Karim Badawi, Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources, together with Mohamed Fouad, CEO of Egypt Oil & Gas (EOG). Fouad expressed his appreciation for the achievements realized between 2024 and 2025, emphasizing the strong collaboration between the Egyptian General Petroleum Corporation (EGPC) and the EOG Committee.
The ceremony opened with special recognition for Tamer Edrees, Deputy Chairman of Production at EGPC, and his team, whose leadership in organizing this year’s technical field workshops enabled infield engineers to share firsthand experiences, exchange solutions to operational challenges, and highlight successful approaches to overcoming difficulties.
Minister Badawi also commended Osama Elshenoufy, North-East Africa Director at Weatherford and head of the EOG Committee’s Brownfield Taskforce, for his exceptional dedication and leadership, which played a vital role in ensuring the success of the workshops.
The awards celebrated outstanding achievements across Egypt’s oil and gas sector, honoring leadership, innovation, and impactful contributions in three categories: Operational Excellence, Operational Energy Efficiency, and Outstanding and Impactful Health, Safety, and Environment, (HSE) Projects.
In the Operational Excellence category, Khalda Petroleum Company (Apache), in partnership with SLB, shared first place for the KPC SGP CO₂ Removal Project, which deployed CYNARA® membrane technology to set a new benchmark in efficiency and emissions reduction, demonstrating how innovation can deliver sustainable gains in brownfield operations.
Second place was awarded to the General Petroleum Company (GPC), also in collaboration with SLB, for unlocking more than $33 million in brownfield value through an advanced AI-based workflow that optimized mature assets, strengthened decision-making, and delivered tangible results.
In the Energy Efficiency category, North Petroleum International Company (NPIC) and Petro Amir shared first place for their Integrated Electrical Systems and Cost Reduction initiative at EGH-WD, which achieved significant energy savings and improved operational reliability, underscoring the importance of optimized power management in sustainable field operations.
Harbour Energy received second place for its digital gas compression optimization solution, which enhanced performance, reliability, and fuel efficiency through advanced analytics and real-time monitoring, enabling continuous operational optimization.
Finally, in the HSE category, United Energy Egypt secured first place for its “5,300-Tonne Solution,” a groundbreaking initiative that reduced the carbon footprint of power generation at the Area A Field, achieving a major cut in CO₂ emissions while improving efficiency. Second place was awarded to ENAP Sipetrol Egypt and Petroshahd Petroleum Company for their Unified Risk Visualization Model, which leveraged Power BI analytics to measure, monitor, and analyze operational risks across their oil and gas fields.
The awards underscored how innovation, collaboration, and digital transformation are driving Egypt’s upstream sector toward greater sustainability, efficiency, and resilience.
