The Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources, Tarek El Molla, has met with the Ambassador of Finland to Egypt Pekka Konsen and officials from Nokia Egypt to explore the available opportunities for cooperation on digitalizing petroleum and mining sectors in Egypt.

The two parties agreed to conduct two  workshops to identify possible cooperation opportunities within the petroleum and mining sectors.

El Molla pointed to the importance of the digitalization strategy, which started in 2016 in the petroleum sector. He confirmed the desire of the petroleum sector to expand its partnerships with leading international companies in this regard.

For his part, Konsen highlighted the significant technological solutions provided by Nokia, which apply international environmental standards. Nokia’s officials highlighted the company’s efficient contribution to digitizing the petroleum and mining sectors.

They mentioned the company’s achievements in several markets and its innovative solutions in these fields, especially in low-carbon energy projects.  The officials also showed the company’s applications in oil and gas production, refining projects, petrochemicals projects, and mines.