For the second year in a row, Kuwait Energy Egypt won the Operational Excellence in Brownfield Award for “Rejuvenation of the Area A fields, Egypt: Challenges, Plans and Results”, according to a press release.

The award was given during the 4th Upstream Technical Convention opening that was organized by Egypt Oil & Gas. It recognized Kuwait Energy’s activities in Area A fields in Eastern Desert as a role model in brownfield management.

The company managed to respect Health, Safety, Security & Environment (HSSE) standards and forestall the decline in production while optimizing CAPEX and OPEX by enabling new technologies, thorough analysis of the old data in the light of the recent advancement in reservoir analysis and seismic interpretations.

The award was handed out by His Excellency Tarek El Molla, Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources to Kamel Alsawi, President of Kuwait Energy Egypt and Ahmed Rabie, Senior Specialist Reservoir Engineering.

“What an award and great moment! Shortlisted on top five submissions, then being the Winner. And what made it special is receiving the award by H.E. Minister of Petroleum,” affirmed Ahmed Rabie.

“Winning the operational excellence award for the second year in a row is a representation of our striving for the highest standards in running our business in Egypt and challenges us to continue our journey with the same level of commitment to the Egyptian Oil & Gas industry under the leadership of H.E. Eng. Tarek Al Molla,” said Kamel AL Sawi.

It is worth remembering that Kuwait Energy Egypt has been selected previously in December 2019 and won the Operational Excellence Award for a project in its Western Desert concession.