Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly met with Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources Karim Badawi to review key ministry files, including recent international engagements, investment developments, and plans to boost Egypt’s energy production. Badawi summarized outcomes of his recent visits to the United States, Russia, and Jordan.
Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly met with Karim Badawi, Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources, and Sameh Elhefny, Minister of Civil Aviation, to follow up on the cooperation between the two ministries on securing jet fuel as well as developments related to Egypt's plan to start producing Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF).
The discussions focused heavily on progress regarding Egypt’s first Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) project, alongside securing local energy infrastructure to meet rising transport demands, according to a statement by the Cabinet.
Salah Abdel Kerim, CEO of the Egyptian General Petroleum Corporation (EGPC), inspected the strategic crude oil storage facilities in Ras Gharib and at Ras Shukeir in the Eastern Deserts as part of implementing the Ministry of Petroleum and Mineral Resources (MoPMR)'s strategy to accelerate the operation of vital projects, according to a statement by MoPMR.
Abdel Kerim started the tour with a meeting at the General Petroleum Company (GPC) in Ras Gharib, during which he affirmed that the company represents a genuine added value to the national economy.
The South Valley Egyptian Petroleum Holding Company (Ganope) has launched a comprehensive program to revive production wells at the Al Baraka oil field in the Kom Ombo block, Aswan Governorate. The program includes workover operations on existing production wells, alongside the drilling of new development and exploration wells.
This comes as part of the Ministry of Petroleum and Mineral Resources' strategy to boost domestic oil and gas production and maximize the potential of promising resources in Upper Egypt.
Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources Karim Badawi toured Jordan to inspect the development in the construction of the Al Khanasri gas compressor station, a key project executed by Egyptian petroleum sector companies.
During his visit to Jordan, Karim Badawi, Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources (MoPMR), met with Abdel Wahab Al-Rowad, CEO of the Jordan Phosphate Mines Company (JPMC).
Egypt and Jordan are advancing energy cooperation by expanding natural gas infrastructure, strengthening mining partnerships, and exploring joint opportunities in phosphate, green hydrogen, and value-added industries.
Egypt ranked among the world's leading producers of kaolin and talc in the World Mining Data 2026 report, reflecting strong growth in mineral output. Building on this momentum, the government launched the Open Blocks System to attract investment, expand mineral exploration, and promote value-added mining industries.
Karim Badawi, Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources (MoPMR), inspected Shell Global's drilling operations at the "Velox-1X" exploratory well aboard the drilling vessel Stena IceMax in the North Cleopatra area of the Herodotus Basin in the Mediterranean Sea.The Drilling operations, which will reach a depth of 6,000 meters- the deepest offshore well in the region-, will be undertaken by Shell in cooperation with Chevron, Tharwa Petroleum, the Egyptian Natural Gas Holding Company (EGAS) and QatarEnergy.
The Cabinet granted golden licenses for two Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) projects operated by Nefertiti Energy Storage Batteries Company and Horus Energy Storage Batteries at the Benban area in Aswan governorate.
The Golden license is a one-stop approval given to major investment projects. It allows investors to build, run, and manage a business using a single document, replacing dozens of permits from different government offices
