Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources Tarek El Molla has chaired a regular meeting of the Integrated Operations Committee for Petroleum Production.
He followed up on the work of the Integrated Committee in the Western Desert regarding the progress of plans to improve crude oil production at Alamein Petroleum, Marina Petroleum, and Al Waha Petroleum Companies.
During the meeting, El Molla highlighted the importance of continuing efforts to improve and increase production and accelerating the implementation of the action plans approved by the Supreme Production Committee, whether with regard to production, rationalizing expenses, or improving the efficiency of extraction operations. He pointed out that this is in light of the clear commitment of the petroleum and natural gas industry to apply international standards in implementing operations while applying all acceptable HSE standards.
El Molla stressed the ongoing coordination between companies operating in Western Sahara aim to improve production performance in the region, increase spending efficiency, and maximize and integrate the exploitation of existing resources.
The minister highlighted the important role of the private sector and contractors in implementing petroleum plans, especially after the training that the Ministry provided to these sectors in order to serve the achievement of vital goals in the Ministry’s strategy.
Meanwhile, Mahmoud Tolba, Director of Operations and Acting President of Alamein Petroleum Company, reviewed the work of the Subcommittee on Integrated Operations at Alamein, Al Waha, and Marina Petroleum Companies.
Tolba explained the efforts to accelerate the drilling of new wells and exploit the close geographical location of the three companies’ fields and the facilities and tasks they have in implementing work plans. He pointed out work being done to improve and increase crude oil production in concession areas as well as cost rationalization measures, especially through efforts to exploit flare gas as an alternative to diesel.
