The Modern Drilling Company (MDC), a leading player in the Egyptian petroleum sector, has received the 2025 Safety, Occupational Health, and Environmental Protection (HSE) Partnership Award from Kuwait’s Wafra Joint Operations (WJO) and its partner US Chevron in recognition of its compliance with safety, quality, and environmental standards during its operations in Kuwait. 

MDC, which began activity in Kuwait in 2020, currently operates the largest drilling fleet in the country, deploying nine rigs for WJO in Wafra and two rigs for Kuwait Oil Company (KOC).

Its Kuwaiti branch employs more than 500 Egyptian workers and engineers, blostering MDC’s regional expansion and supporting petroleum sector projects in line with international standards.

Etablished in 2005 as a joint venture between Tharwa Petroleum Company (a subsidiary of the Egyptian General Petroleum Company “EGPC”) and Sinopec Star Petroleum Company of China, MDC, has maintained a long-standing commitment to top-tier drilling services, focusing on safety, quality, and environmental stewardship across the oil and gas sector.