Tarek El-Molla, Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources, met with Nola O’Brien, Ireland’s Ambassador in Cairo, to discuss cooperation between Egypt and Ireland in the fields of oil, gas and renewable energy, and investments.

During the meeting, El-Molla stressed the continuation of the ministry’s strategy to create an attractive climate for foreign investment in various petroleum activities, pointing out that the petroleum sector still has many investment opportunities in research, exploration, refining and petrochemical activities, in addition to digital transformation projects and emissions reduction.

For her part, the Irish ambassador praised the success of EGYPS 2023, adding that her country is looking forward to strengthening cooperation with Egypt in the field of natural gas, energy transition and reducing carbon emissions.