Features | Egypt Oil & Gas - Part 114
FROM PETROLEUM MINISTER TO PRIME MINISTER
On September 12th H.E Engineer Sherif Ismail became the head of the Egyptian government. The timing couldn’t be better as it directed the media away from protests about the new civil service law, protests that could ...
PUBLIC INFORMATION: THE CASE FOR A MEDIA STRATEGY IN EGYPT’S PETROLEUM SECTOR
When asked about the issue of “petroleum awareness,” a friendly shopkeeper laughed out loud. “Where is this petroleum for there to even be an awareness of it?” he asked? He went on to advise against discussing these ...
LNG SHIPPING – PRICING CONSIDERATIONS
For a while, it seemed that LNG tanker charter rates could only go up. After a 2009-2010 over-supply glut, the time charter rates were propelled past the $100,000 a day threshold due to the combined effect of the Fuk ... CHECKMATE: ENI SHAKES UP THE MEDITERRANEAN STATUS QUO
Sometimes in life, as in chess, a single movement may determine the outcome of an entire game. In this sense, Eni’s discovery of massive gas deposits in Egypt could be the checkmate that Israeli gas exports have l ...
EGAS’ NEW GAS REGULATORY AFFAIRS DIVISION
Eng. Amira El-Mazni has been named the new Vice Chairman for Gas Regulatory Affairs, but she has yet to be given her own office. In fact, her building doesn’t actually currently exist. Her temporary office is still o ...
MERGER MANIA: A RECIPE FOR RIDING THE DOWNSTREAM WAVE
Not a day goes by without a headline about a major merger or acquisition in the global oil and gas sector—recently Halliburton swallowed up Baker Hughes for $35b and, bigger still, Royal Dutch Shell bought out BG Gro ... UNLOCKING EGYPT’S ENERGY POTENTIAL
The industry often gets a glimpse of how the state views the it, its challenges and its future; however, rarely does the government present a completely unified outlook of how the industry is viewed and how it plans ...
WHO IS KIDNAPPING FOREIGNERS? A HISTORY OF SINAI STATE
On July 22nd, armed men stepped in front of Tomislav Salopek’s car just outside Cairo’s western suburb of 6th October City. Forcing the vehicle to a stop, the men quickly grabbed Salopek and bundled him into a waitin ...
