Exploration and Production (E&P) stage in the Oil and Gas field is a process that requires real drudgery that must be applauded especially when it is followed by lucrative results. That's why, Egypt Oil and Gas (EOG), who is always keen to shed the light on striking examples of upstream breakthroughs, conducted this interview, with a company managed recently to reach production results too remarkable to be overlooked.

I believe that Methanex has been on a continuous journey of learning, collaboration, and growth over the past years, and since we started operations in 2011. In Egypt we are a joint venture (JV) of Methanex Corporation, the world’s methanol leader, Arab Petroleum Investments Corporation (APICORP) and Egyptian Ministry of Petroleum partners Egyptian Petrochemicals Holding Company (ECHEM), Egyptian Natural Gas Holding Company (EGAS) and Egyptian Natural Gas Company (GASCO), representing a successful model of partnership that delivers value to our employees, partners, customers, shareholders and the community at large whether on the national level or around our plant in Damietta.

The workforce is the core engine that pushes the propulsion systems of any company to work and actually its role is doubled when it comes to the oil and gas industry due to the people-involved offshore and onshore operations that are more like a naval fleet in a national mission. From this vantage point, Egypt Oil and Gas (EOG) was keen to shed the light on the human element while Egypt is celebrating the Labors’ Day on May 1st and conducted this interview.

Responsibility is key and the starting point for all our activities: we act with care, think long-term and create value for ourselves and for society.

When the oil and gas industry says that we’re part of the solution to the global need to transition to lower carbon energy sources, we mean it, and we evidence it with our actions. However, many people automatically dismiss anything coming from our industry, or label it “greenwashing”. Others have bigger concerns on their mind. According to the 2021 Edelman Trust Barometer, poverty alleviation, improving healthcare systems, and closing the economic and social divide are just some of the issues that people believe need urgent action. And these are all issues that don’t have much to do with oil and gas, right? Well, I disagree.

Despite numerous challenges and COVID-19 impact on the oil and gas industry, Dana Gas has been able to achieve strong operational results and maintain its position regionally and internationally during 2020. Dana Gas has also been able to initiate one of Egypt’s recent significant acquisition processes. In a live interview with EOG, Dana Gas CEO Patrick Allman-Ward sheds light on Dana Gas strong performance and ambitious plans. He also reveals the latest details Dana Gas’ onshore Egyptian producing oil and gas assets, while discarding all rumors of Dana Gas exiting Egypt.

DNV is the global independent expert in risk management and quality assurance . Its main purpose is to safeguard life, property and the environment. EOG has the chance to conduct a very interesting interview with one of the men that makes this possible; Ditlev Engel, CEO of DNV’s Energy Systems business unit, who shared with us his thoughts regarding the company’s operations in Egypt, its latest services and hydrogen projects developments, and also revealed a passion for challenges.

February 24th was a good day – where we announced a solid set of results. Firstly, achieving operational stability during what has been a very challenging year. We, like everybody else in the sector, are facing new challenges and we are particularly proud of how our teams and the business have performed in the face of extremely difficult circumstances.

Challenges in the fast-paced oil and gas industry are inevitable at every level of the professional ladder and displaying resilience determines how well one could cope and move forward. Women in this industry play a major role in aiding and setting up the scene that is presented to the world.
Kholoud Basiony, Executive Assistant to the Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources told EOG about the most critical aspect of her job, it is time. Basiony believes that respecting time plays an important role to overcome any challenges encountered. “Accuracy and punctuality lead to both representable image and positive achievements,” she said.

Often when one examines the oil and gas industry from a bird’s eye view, it is obvious that men largely dominate the industry. Women, however, are dispersed across the industry and only a few of them manage to reach a C-Suite level. There is clearly an imbalance that perhaps the 1964 satirical Egyptian movie, ‘For Men Only’, highlighted best when it tackled the topic of sexism in the oil and gas industry. Certainly, the industry has come a long way since then, but there is so much more that should be done.