Karim Badawi, Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources, met with Frank Wetzel, Germany’s State Secretary at the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy, to discuss expanding bilateral cooperation across the natural gas, renewable energy, and technology transfer sectors, according to a Ministry statement.

Badawi reviewed recent developments in Egypt’s oil and gas sector and the measures taken to attract investment, noting that promising opportunities exist in natural gas exploration, value-added industries, and petrochemicals.

Egypt recorded a series of notable discoveries in 2025, as well as increased output from existing fields such as Zohr and Raven gas fields. The country’s domestic natural gas stabilized at 3.5 billion cubic meters (bcm) per month during the final quarter of 2025

He also highlighted Egypt’s expansion in deploying advanced technologies to boost production and reduce costs, alongside environmental sustainability programs and carbon emissions reduction efforts.

Reflecting this technical momentum, in January, the Western Desert Operating Petroleum Company (WEPCO) boosted crude output at the Badr-1 field to more than 7,500 barrels per day (bbl/d), up from about 800 bbl/d when it first took over operations, driven by the re-evaluation and re-entry of legacy dry wells using advanced 2025 seismic and drilling technologies.

Furthermore, PetroGulf Misr deployed in the same month at the GNN-16 well in the Gulf of Suez, cutting drilling costs by $700,000 and accelerating the schedule by 5.5 days, a move expected to lift the company’s total production beyond 30,000 bbl/d.

The meeting concluded with both sides agreeing to enhance the exchange of expertise, further strengthening the strategic partnership between Cairo and Berlin in the energy sector.