The Ministry of Petroleum and Mineral Resources, and Egypt Oil & Gas (EOG) Technical Committee through its Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) subcommittee have sent the second batch of medical equipment today, Thursday 17, to support the medical community amid the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak.

Several national oil companies (NOCs) and international oil companies (IOCs) have cooperated to donate medical gowns, goggles, surgical masks, and other needed medical supplies to quarantine hospitals in Egypt to combat COVID-19. The donated medical supplies meet the standards to combat the virus. Misr El Kheir Foundation has also contributed to the subcommittee’s efforts in delivering the equipment.

The donor IOCs include; Advanced Energy Systems (ADES), Apex International Energy, Bechtel,
Cheiron Petroleum Corporation, Dana Gas, ENAP Sipetrol, Energean, ExxonMobil, IPR Group, Kuwait
Energy, Methanex, Neptune Energy, Petronas, Schlumberger, and Wintershall Dea.

It should be noted that on August 10, MoP and EOG-CSR delivered the first batch of medical supplies to quarantine hospitals.