President Abdel Fattah El Sisi met with John Christmann, CEO of Apache, and the two vice presidents of the company, in the presence of Tarek El Molla, Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources.

The meeting followed up on the activities of the company in Egypt and its current programs, as well as its plans during the coming period to increase the volume of its work in the fields of research, exploration and production of oil and gas.

In this context, El Sisi appreciated the distinguished successes of the company in Egypt over the past 30 years, which made it the largest oil producer in the country. He  highlighted Egypt’s keenness to provide the appropriate climate to attract and increase investments in all sectors, especially oil and gas.

For his part, Christmann appreciated the positive experience of cooperation with Egypt over the past decades, stressing that it represents a success story and a role model in the Middle East.

Apache’s CEO pointed out his company’s commitment to its firm partnership with Egypt, in light of the availability of many promising opportunities to achieve new discoveries, which encourages the company to strengthen its efforts to increase production rates during the coming period.

Christmann also presented the role played by the company to serve the Egyptian community in various fields, within the framework of its commitment to corporate social responsibility in this regard.

The meeting also touched on ways to enhance economic cooperation between Egypt and the United States, in light of the presidency of Christmann of the Egyptian-American Business Council, and the complex strategic partnership relations between the two countries.