Tarek El Molla, Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources, has signed an agreement to establish the East Mediterranean Gas Forum’s (EMGF) Headquarters in Cairo and launched the official EMGF website during the fifth ministerial meeting of the forum.

The British Egyptian Business Association (BEBA) hosted a webinar in honor of Tarek El Molla, Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources, highlighting the oil and gas sector's achievements.

Tarek El Molla, Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources, discussed methods to increase cooperation in the petroleum sector between Egypt and the US with Stuart Jones, President for Regions and Corporate Affairs at Bechtel Corporation, and Jonathan Cohen, the US Ambassador to Egypt.

Hamdy Abdel Aziz, Spokesperson for the Ministry of Petroleum and Mineral Resources, stated that the Ministry’s strategy is being implemented to increase oil and gas discoveries especially in the Western Mediterranean, according to the Kelma Akhira program presented by Lamees El Hadidi.

The Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources, Tarek El Molla, met with the Croatian Minister of Foreign and European Affairs, Gordan Grlić, to discuss possible energy cooperation between Egypt and Croatia.

The fourth ministerial meeting of the Eastern Mediterranean Gas Forum (EMGF) convened on March 9 and concurred that Egypt will continue its presidency of the EMGF led by the Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources, Tarek El Molla, until the end of 2021. 

The Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources, Tarek El Molla, affirmed that Egypt conducted international and regional partnerships, during the last few years, to trade and distribute petroleum products and natural gas with countries in the East Mediterranean, United States and European Union (UN) in light of its target to be converted into regional energy hub.

Egypt and Palestine signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) between the partners of the Gaza gas field; the Palestine Investment Fund (PIF), the Consolidated Contractors Company (CCC), and the Egyptian Natural Gas Holding Company (EGAS) to develop the Gaza gas field and the necessary infrastructure.

The Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources, Tarek El Molla, will visit Ramallah and Israel to held meeting with Mohamed Mustafa, the Palestinian President Advisor for Economic Affairs, and Yuval Steinitz, the Minister of Energy in Israel to support the efforts and goals of the Eastern Mediterranean Gas Forum (EMGF).

The Minister of Mineral Resources, Tarek El Molla, held a bilateral meeting with Hala Zawati, Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources in Jordan to discuss ways to boost oil and gas field during the coming period.