El-Molla holds discussions with DOW Chemical's Regional President
Eng. Tarek El Molla, Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources met with Mr. Jim Mcllvenny, President DOW India, Middle East, Africa and Turkey, in presence of CEO of ECHEM. The Minister cleared out that the Egyptian Petrochemical industry is a promising one with World specifications’ products, are available in several global markets, labeled “Made in […]
Add Energy awarded £1 million West Nile Delta contract with BP in Egypt
Add Energy, the international energy consultancy provider, has been awarded a maintenance build contract worth more than £1 million with BP for work on West Nile Delta (WND), a development located just off the north coast of Egypt. The contract, worth almost £1.4 million, will see Add Energy carry out the development of a full […]
SDX Energy reports successful SD-1X well test at South Disouq, confirms significant natural gas discovery
Result of Flow Test at SD-1X Discovery: Confirmation of significant natural gas discovery. SDX Energy Inc., the North Africa focused oil and gas company, announced the results of the well test conducted on the SD-1X well following the recent natural gas discovery at South Disouq, Egypt where the Company has a 55% Operated working interest. […]
Eni completes drilling of eighth and final well in first phase of Zohr
Italy’s Eni has completed drilling work on all eight wells of phase one of the Zohr gas field, an Oil Ministry official tells Al Shorouk. The company is currently focusing on setting up the pipeline that will transport the gas to the refineries, the official added. (Source: Enterprise.press)
Interview with Hesham Mekawi – Regional President, North Africa, BP, Egypt
Hesham Mekawi, Regional President, North Africa for BP, discusses the company’s extraordinary investment in Egypt, with one in three upstream dollars globally spent on Egypt, making the Country currently the highest receiver of investment within the group. He also highlights the track record of successful partnership BP has had with Egypt and the total alignment […]
Tarek El-Molla: The man reviving Egypt's fortunes
By paying off debt and shaking up the offshore gas sector, former Chevron man Tarek El-Molla is making his mark as oil minister. Egypt’s upstream sector is shining once again after the 2011 revolution unleashed political and financial chaos, forcing international oil companies to put major projects on hold. Much of the kudos for the […]
The Red Sea – The Middle East’s Untapped Oil, Gas Region (E&P Mag)
The Red Sea remains underexplored but one of the world’s most intriguing areas for hydrocarbon exploration compared to the Arabian Gulf, home to Saudi Arabia’s Safaniya and Qatar and Iran’s joint gas field North Field and South Pars. A key difference between the Gulf and the Red Sea is water depth. The Arabian Gulf is […]
Infographic: Saving the planet one mile at a time
With the whole motoring world doing what it can nowadays to create brand new cars that have as close to zero carbon footprint as possible, we thought we’d do our best to guide people who own slightly older cars so they can also cut down their carbon footprint by doing a few simple things. We’ll […]
Interview with Dr. Thomas Radwitz – General Manager, DEA Egypt
Dr. Thomas Radwitz, GM of DEA Egypt, outlines the role of Egypt in DEA’s international portfolio and the company’s growth strategy. Dr. Radwitz, having previously worked in Egypt for DEA, what were your first impressions of Egypt when you returned as GM for DEA Egypt in February 2016? As it was the third time […]
SDX announces Q12017 financial & operating results, sets out North African growth plans
SDX Energy reported income of US$26.9 million for the first quarter of the year, although this was largely based on its acquisition of Circle Oil’s Egyptian and Moroccan businesses, which provided a US$29.5 million gain. Netbacks from production for the period, meanwhile, were US$6.1 million, generating US$3.1 million of net cash. Setting out its results […]