Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources Tarek El Molla has held talks with Apache Corporation CEO John Christmann, the company’s Vice President and General Manager of Apache in Egypt David Chi, and an accompanying delegation.

They discussed plans and efforts to intensify oil and gas exploration during 2024, in addition to expansion ambitions in Egypt through acquiring new exploration areas in the Western Desert.

They also highlighted the importance of accelerating the new well drilling programs within the framework of the Ministry of Petroleum and Mineral Resources’ (MoPMR) strategy to increase petroleum production.

Additionally, the parties reviewed their joint efforts in the fields of operational efficiency, emissions reduction at the sites, in addition to a plan to boost sustainable energy to reduce dependency on unused accompanying gases in generating energy as well as the contribution to social responsibility projects.