Features | Egypt Oil & Gas - Part 161
Another rig burned and sunk
You may have heard the news about the Deepwater Horizon drilling rig, which caught fire, burned for two days, and then sank in 5,000 ft of water in the Gulf of Mexico. There are still 11 men missing, and they are not ... Coming Decade’s obstacles hindring progress of the petroleum sector
Discussion surrounding Egypt's supply and production of petroleum and natural gases has been heating up steadily over the past several years. As a vital yet decidedly limited market in the region, the petroleum secto ... Continual improvement for being a one-stop shop
"I believe that it is very much our solid experience and our wide global technical service offerings that has made these projects a great success," said Eng. Hisham El-Grawany, Country Manager and Managing Director o ... U.S Natural gas shale amazes the world
Gas shale has become an important source of natural gas in the United States over the past decade, and interest has spread to potential gas shale in Canada, Europe, Asia, and Australia. One analyst expects gas shale ... Discussion to build four refineries in Iraq
The Iraqi oil ministry is talking to several international oil companies about investment in four planned refineries throughout Iraq to meet increasing domestic demand, the country's deputy oil minister has said. Vitol, Helios in talks for Shell’s Africa Downstream Businesses
The Vitol Group confirmed that it is in exclusive negotiations with Shell Oil Products Africa for the potential acquisition of equity in their downstream businesses in 19 countries in Africa, subject to final negotia ... Egyptian definition of Field Development
Why do we need foreign assistance to develop our fields? Is not the Egyptian expertise capable of conducting field development plans, which have been a key focus in the industry? How crisis management differs locally than abroad?
As the Gulf of Mexico oil leak continues to dominate headlines, Egypt experienced its own oil-related ecological threat, however, its source remained undercover 
