The Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources, Tarek El Molla, stated that Al-Hamra port in the Mediterranean region will increase its oil production from 1.5 to 2.6 million barrels (mmbbl), which represent 73.3% to transform Egypt into a regional hub for oil and gas.

Badr El-Din Petroleum Company’s (Bapetco) Badr 1 production recorded 1.15 million barrels of oil (mmbbl) in the fiscal year (FY) 2019/20, an 11% increase from initial plans.

The Prime Minister, Mostafa Madbouly, had opened an eight-kilometer new crude oil pipeline at Al Hamra petroleum port in Al Alamein worth $100 million.

Al-Hamra port is likely to increase the petroleum trade and exports by 1 million barrels per day (mmbbl/d) at an estimated cost of $100 million, Hamdy Abdel Aziz, the official spokesman of the Ministry of Petroleum and Mineral Resources stated.