Badr El Din Petroleum Company (Bapetco) made a new natural gas discovery, BED 15-31 well, in the Badr-15 concession of the Western Desert

Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources Karim Badawi reviewed US-based Vaalco Energy’s expansion strategy in Egypt and welcomed its plans to increase production from the Eastern Desert fields.

Al Hamra Petroleum Port is a strategic pillar for attracting investments and supporting Egypt's plans to become a regional energy hub, Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources Karim Badawi stated.

Khalda Petroleum Company began producing natural gas from the newly drilled South NUT-1 well in the Western Desert at a rate of 50 million cubic feet of natural gas per day (mcf/d).

Agiba Petroleum Company, a joint venture (JV) between the Egyptian General Petroleum Corporation (EGPC) and Italy’s Eni, discovered a new field of Arcadia West in the Western Desert.

Khalda Petroleum Co (KPC), Balaeim Petroleum Co (PETROBEL), and Gulf of Suez Petroleum Co (GUPCO) achieved three new oil and natural gas discoveries in their concessions in the Western Desert and the Gulf of Suez.

Agiba Petroleum Company has successfully cooperated with the Egyptian General Petroleum Corporation (EGPC) and the Italian energy giant Eni in accelerating the development of the Iris field in Egypt’s Western Desert.

Karim Badawi, Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources has reviewed US-based energy firm Apache Corporation’s plans to drill new wells in the Western Desert

Khalda Petroleum Company (KPC), a joint venture between the Egyptian General Petroleum Corporation (EGPC) and Apache, announced a new oil discovery in the West Fewebs-1 at Kalabsha development area of Egypt’s Western Desert.

North Petroleum International Company (NPIC), the Egyptian subsidiary of China’s Zhen Hua Oil, has pledged to invest $78 million to increase its production in Egypt’s Western Desert.