The Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources, Tarek El Molla, announced the launch of the third batch of the Human Capacity Development in the Mining Sector program, which implemented by the Egyptian Mineral Resources Authority (EMRA) in cooperation with Enppi, as part of developing and modernizing the mining sector program.

The Chairman of Board of Directors of the Libyan National Oil Corporation (NOC), Mustafa Sanalla, has discussed how to boost cooperation with the Italian companies.

The Undersecretary for Extraction Affairs of the Iraqi Oil Ministry, Karim Hattab announced that the ministry plans to invest the gas accompanied with oil operations in Dhi Qar Governorate through conducting contract with an international company to invest 200 million standards cubic meters per day (mscm/d) of natural gas.

Louisiana Governor, John Bel Edwards, stated that ExxonMobil Company is studying to invest more than $240 million from Baton Rouge refinery, from which it is producing 517,700 barrels per day (b/d).

The Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources, Tarek El Molla, has discussed with the Hungarian Ambassador to Egypt, András Kovacs, the ways of cooperation in the oil and gas sector.

Norway re-permits the country’s largest pension fund, KLP, to invest in Brazil’s state-run Petrobras once more.

Algeria’s Energy Minister, Mohamed Arkab, has announced that Algeria’s proven oil reserves currently stand at 10 billion barrels.

Algerian state-owned Sonatrach has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with America’s ExxonMobil Corporation to pave the way for talks on exploration opportunities in Algeria.

The Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) will continue to invest responsibly in order to deliver on its 2030 smart growth strategy.

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.