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.

Western Desert Operating Petroleum Company (WEPCO) and Petrosafe have come together to combat marine petroleum pollution in Al-Hamra Petroleum Port in the Mediterranean.

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.

Ibrahim Massoud, Chairman and Managing Director Western Desert Operating Petroleum Company (WEPCO), has visited the site of (Badr-1) following up the drilling operations and maintenance to link two developmental wells to the production line at a cost of $12 million.

The Western Desert Operating Petroleum Company (WEPCO) has launched the newest enterprise resource planning (ERP) application produced by SAP.

Western Desert Operating Petroleum Company (WEPCO) has inked a deal with the Engineering for the Petroleum and Process Industries (Enppi) and Petrojet to establish two crude oil warehouses at Al-Hamra Petroleum Port with investments worth $64 million.

Western Desert Operating Petroleum Company (Wepco) has succeeded in obtaining quality, health, safety and environment (QHSE) certifications of different management systems from ISO committee.

The Egyptian Ministry of Petroleum issued the reassignments for the heads of companies belonging to the petroleum sector, aiming to support the petroleum sites with the necessary leadership and competencies to achieve future goals as well as exchange experiences.

Egypt Oil&Gas is saddened to announce that Dr. Eng. Hamdy El Banbi, Egypt's former Oil Minister, passed away at the age of 81.