Wintershall Dea and Egyptian Minister of Petroleum H.E. Tarek El Molla have signed the concession agreement for the East Damanhour block.

Tarek El Molla, Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources, reviewed the production rates of crude oil in the fiscal year (FY) 2019/20 and plans for the production increase.

Under the directives of the Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources, Tarek El Molla, and in light of the Safety Week, the General Petroleum Company (GPC) Chairman, Nabil Abdelsadek, as well as GPC’s officials are preparing for safety event on December 5.

During the signing of a joint cooperation protocol between the General Trade Union for Petroleum Workers (GTUPW) in Egypt and Federation of Petroleum Employees and Workers' Unions in Lebanon (FPW) in Lebanon on Sunday October 6, 2019, Mohamed Saafan, the Minister of Manpower, asserted the importance of the bilateral relations between Egypt and Lebanon, which are based on the principle of mutual respect and continuous consultation and coordination of views.

The Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources Tarek El Molla received Cyrill Nunn, the German Ambassador to Egypt, following the assumption of Nunn’s new position in Egypt.

The Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Resources is representing Egypt in the 24th edition of the World Energy Congress (WEC), held on September 9-12 in Abu Dhabi, UAE.

Methanex in Egypt, in partnership with the Egyptian Petrochemicals Holding Company (ECHEM), held the Second Annual Process Safety Management (PSM) Conference, titled: Modernizing Process Safety Management: Sharing the Vision.

President Abdelfatah El Sisi has directed the Cabinet to extend the rate of oil and natural gas exploration, with a focus on maximizing the utilization of the country’s natural resources.

The average production of Belayim Petroleum Company (Petrobel) has exceeded a record 803,000 barrels of oil equivalent per day (boe/d).

Tarek El Molla, the Minister of Petroleum, met with David L. Phillips, Chairman of the Board Bilateral US-Arab Chamber of Commerce, along with JNG Chairman to discuss Health, Safety and Environment (HSE) approaches.