The Prime Minister, Mostafa Madbouly, witnessed the signing contract to amend 2262 buses of the Public Transport Authority in Cairo and Alexandria with a bout EGP 1.2 billion to run on natural gas, according to a press release.

Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources, Tarek El Molla, made an inspection tour of Alexandria Petroleum Company (APC), Alexandria Mineral Oils Company (AMOC), and Alexandria National Refining and Petrochemicals Company (ANRPC) to follow up on the number of refineries and petroleum projects achieving the goals of increasing production, according to a press release.

Tarek El Molla, Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources, reviewed the $2.3 billion Midor refinery expansion in Alexandria which aims to increase its current refining capacity by 60%.

The Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources, Tarek El Molla, held a meeting to increase Egypt’s role as an integrated central hub for ship supply services which contribute in maximizing the added value.

The Ministry of Planning and Economic Development (MPED) allocated EGP 4.9 billion of investments to the oil and gas sector during the fiscal year (FY) 2020/21;  29.5% of total investments in Alexandria.

The Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources, Tarek El Molla, and the Minister of Environment, Yasmine Fouad, followed up on the environmental compliance and reform plans concerning the industrial drainage issue facing petroleum companies operating in the Gulf of Suez and Alexandria.

SIDPEC signed a final contract with Alex Fiber to acquire a land lot, which it will use to construct a $1.2 billion expansion project to produce propylene and polypropylene.

The government is considering a project to establish a petrochemicals complex in Alexandria, with around $5 billion in investments, beside a current $1.5-billion factory.

ECHEM announced that Sidi Kerir “Sidpec” expansion in Alexandria will be implemented over two phases with $1.7 billion investments.

The Egyptian Ministry of Petroleum and Mineral Resources, along with the ECHEM and Sidpec, plans to establish a new polypropylene factory in Sidpec's headquarter in Alexandria.