Unconventional Gas and Environmental Sustainability

• Wednesday, 5th July 2017
• by Dr. Mahinaz El-Baz

The rapid development of unconventional gas resources in the past few years has dramatically affected the global energy market, increasing the possibility of having a source of low carbon energy to reduce dependen ...

TECHNOLOGY, The Achilles Heel of Fuel Productivity

• Wednesday, 5th July 2017
• by Editorial Team

Information systems and technologies play an important role in the oil and gas industry. Firms perpetuate information technology (IT) into their global operations in order to promote tighter controls, unleash product ...

QHSE: THE INDUSTRY’S STAMINA

• Wednesday, 5th July 2017
• by Editorial Team

The oil and gas industry is involved in a high-risk business where any error can result in potential damages to the health and safety of its staff, as well as negatively affect the environment. Accordingly, Quality, ...

QHSE: A VISION FOR BORG EL ARAB PETROLEUM

• Wednesday, 5th July 2017
• by Olfat Kamel

In the oil and gas industry, quality, health, safety, and environment (QHSE) are key aspects for operators to ensure the productivity of their fields. Following a QHSE program, oil and gas firms get the most benefici ...

EQUATORIAL GUINEA: THE NEWEST OPEC MEMBER

• Wednesday, 5th July 2017
• by Olfat Kamel

Equatorial Guinea joined in May the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC). The numbers of oil production and revenues, the country’s location, and the prosperous prospects of being OPEC’s newest member ...

EMMANUEL MACRON: A BOOST FOR CLEAN ENERGY PLANS?

• Tuesday, 6th June 2017
• by Olfat Kamel

The recent French presidential elections had spurred controversial reactions and divergent responses upon the announcement of Emmanuel Macron’s victory. From the center to the extreme far-right, the position of both ...

ENCOURAGING INVESTMENT IN THE PETROLEUM INDUSTRY A COMPARISON OF HOST GOVERNMENT INSTRUMENTS

• Tuesday, 6th June 2017
• by Olfat Kamel

The petroleum industry utilizes a range of host government instruments to grant rights for exploration and production of oil and gas resources. The form of host government instrument is one of the key factors in dete ...

FLEXIBILITY VS. PROTECTION: MODERNIZING EGYPT’S OIL&GAS LEGAL FRAMEWORK

• Tuesday, 6th June 2017
• by Dr. Mahinaz El-Baz

Egypt has been facing an economic decline in the last couple of years, and in an attempt to help and revive the economy, the government decided to float the Egyptian currency, that took matters from bad to worse. ...

COLLABORATIVE BUSINESS MODELS AND RELATIONSHIP BARRIERS

• Tuesday, 6th June 2017
• by Olfat Kamel

Collaboration has become a key asset to successful oil and gas business. Considering the complexity of the sector and its high competitiveness, the petroleum industry has come to realize that all the parts involved i ...

Building a Successful Strategic Alliance between IOCs AND NOCS

• Tuesday, 6th June 2017
• by Olfat Kamel

National oil companies (NOCs) are organizations that are whether fully or in the majority owned by their home countries. NOCs operate in favor of their home countries’ interest as they provide their governments with ...