SDX Energy is a petroleum company focused on exploration and production (E&P) activities in North Africa with 10 years of operations in Egypt. As the oil and gas sector opens new doors for international oil companies (IOCs) in the country, we have talked to Paul Welch, SDX President and CEO, about the company’s history and plans in the Egyptian market.
In August 2018, Deutsche Erdoel AG (DEA) welcomed a new country manager in Egypt. Sameh Sabry talked to Egypt Oil & Gas and commented on his journey towards a management position, as well as on his views on the Egyptian oil and gas sector and DEA’s plans after the merger with Wintershall.
Shawcor, an oilfield services company specialized in providing services to the pipeline sector, is introducing the Flexpipe Linepipe High Temperature (FPLP HT) into the Egyptian market. Jonathan Gibson, Shawcor vice president, business development international composite production systems, sat with Egypt Oil & Gas during his visit to Cairo and told us about the company’s innovative technologies and interest in the Egyptian oil and gas sector.
Maridive Group is one of the largest providers of offshore marine and oil support in Egypt, and one of the biggest in the region in terms of fleet size. Wafaa Kassem, risk and insurance director for Maridive Group, spoke to Egypt Oil & Gas about her journey through the company, its history, and the risks of its work.
In late July, Baker Hughes, a GE company (BHGE), met Egypt’s oil minister Tarek El Molla to discuss the launch of the country’s first national data bank for the oil and gas sector. The Upstream Gateway Project represents a milestone in the modernization of the petroleum industry and a new beginning for another success story for BHGE, which has a long history of successful contributions in Egypt.
Schlumberger has established a solid path of technical innovation and successful operations in Egypt. With more than 100,000 people operating in more than 85 countries, the company has Egypt’s main projects included in its portfolio and is a key player to help the country achieve its plans of becoming a regional energy hub. Schlumberger’s most recent projects in Egypt include a memorandum of understanding with the Egyptian Ministry of Petroleum and Mineral Resources to establish the oil and gas sector’s data bank, in addition to a 3D seismic data survey on the Gulf of Suez.
Mirna Arif, Regional Sales Director at BGHE, spoke to Egypt Oil & Gas and commented on the company’s innovative role in the industry, as well as on BHGE’s latest activities in Egypt.
Egypt Oil & Gas had the opportunity to talk with Dave Thomas, Cheiron’s CEO, and discuss the company’s activities and future plans in Egypt. Thomas took over as Cheiron CEO in April 2017 after a long career in the oil and gas industry with companies including Conoco, Eni and Melrose Resources.
Cyprus is exerting strenuous efforts to boost oil and gas activities in its Mediterranean waters. Besides the discovery of the Calypso gas field by Italy’s Eni and France’s Total in the Cypriot Exclusive Economic Zone (EZZ), few kilometers away from Egypt’s Zohr, the East Mediterranean State is in the process for signing an agreement with Egypt to transfer its natural gas.
DEA Deutsche Erdoel AG, an international operator in the field of exploration and production of crude oil and natural gas based in Hamburg, Germany, has recently witnessed significant increase in oil and gas production from its Egyptian fields in the Gulf of Suez and the Nile Delta.
