TAQA Arabia, Egypt’s leading private sector energy and utility provider, has won the Power and Water Project of the Year and the Sustainable Initiative of the Year awards at the 'Big 5 Egypt Impact Awards 2025' for building the country’s first and largest solar-powered desalination plant.
Egypt is taking the needed measures to secure the natural gas supplies, said Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly at a press conference following the weekly Cabinet meeting.
ExxonMobil Egypt, a leading provider of high-quality lubricants and fuels with a wide network of convenience retail shops and centers, renewed and expanded its collaboration with the Sawiris Foundation for Social Development (SFSD), providing additional support to the "Bab Amal" program. The partnership aims to assist nearly 100 families in Assiut Governorate, with implementation handled by the Giving Without Limits Association.
Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources Karim Badawi attended the “Energy Transition: Eastern Mediterranean and Southeast Europe” Summit, held in the Greek capital Athens on June 17–18, 2025. Badawi participated as a keynote speaker in a panel discussion titled "Achieving Regional Synergy in a Transitional Energy Landscape" along with George Papanastasiou, Cypriot Minister of Energy, Commerce and Industry; and Tasos Chatzivasileiou, Greek Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs.
Petroleum Marine Services (PMS) has completed the installation of the West El Burullus (WEB) offshore platform, part of the WEB gas field development project in the Nile Delta, operated by West El Burullus Petroleum Company (PetroWEB). The installation involved placing a 345-ton jacket, followed by a 431-ton deck, using cutting-edge lifting equipment aboard the PMS 12 marine unit. According to the ministry’s statement, the next phase will involve installing a 14-inch, 32-kilometer subsea pipeline tied back to the West Delta Deep Marine gas reception plant on the Mediterranean coast close to Alexandria.
Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly chaired a meeting on 16 June to review progress on implementing the government’s initial public offering (IPO) program for companies in the petroleum and public business sectors.
The meeting was attended by Karim Badawi, Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources; Mohamed Shimi, Minister of the Public Business Sector; Hassan El-Khatib, Minister of Investment and Foreign Trade; and a number of officials from relevant bodies.
Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources Karim Badawi met with Ahmed Elsewedy, CEO and Managing Director of El Sewedy Electric Company, along with his accompanying delegation. The meeting discussed ways to enhance joint cooperation in mineral resources, petroleum, petrochemicals, and green energy activities.
Misr Fertilizers Production Company (MOPCO) is set to begin implementing an intensive maintenance plan for its factories until operating conditions stabilize. The company announced that the decision is a result of the repercussions of the conflict in the Middle East and its impact on the natural gas supply to factories.
Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources, Karim Badawi has issued new appointments in the information Technology field.
Minister of Petroleum and Mineral resources, Karim Badawi conducted a field visit to Alexandria Port to oversee the preparations for receiving and docking the US Floating Regasification and Storage Unit (FRSU) (Energos Power that is to be docked at Ain Sokhna Port.
Badawi reviewed the progress of technical work and necessary modifications on the vessel, which had recently arrived at Alexandria Port, and stressed the importance of expediting the preparations while fully adhering to safety, occupational health, and environmental protection standards.
