Today, President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi received Murray Auchincloss, CEO of British Petroleum, in the presence of Engineer Karim Badawy, Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources, and Atnader Zaki, the company’s regional president for the Middle East and North Africa.
The official spokesman for the Presidency of the Republic indicated that the President had praised the company’s activities in Egypt in the fields of gas and oil, as well as in developing various Egyptian fields. He also welcomed the company’s increased investments in the Egyptian energy sector, stressing the government’s keenness to provide all the necessary facilities for the work of international companies and to increase the involvement of international companies. The private sector in this vital sector.
The official spokesman also stated that the President had also confirmed the state’s aspiration to expand cooperation with BP to include the field of clean and renewable energy, especially in light of the promising potential that Egypt enjoys in producing green hydrogen, in addition to the state’s efforts to transform into a regional center for its production and export. And its endeavor to increase the involvement of international companies in clean, renewable, low-emission energy production projects in Egypt.
Ambassador Mohamed El-Shenawy, the official spokesman, added that the company’s CEO expressed his appreciation and happiness at meeting the president, highlighting his pride in the company’s activity in Egypt, which extends for more than 60 years, stressing the company’s commitment to strengthening its business and increasing its investments in the Egyptian energy sector, as it is an essential partner in discovering and developing Egypt’s resources. Of natural gas and petroleum. He also expressed the company’s intention to implement projects to produce clean and renewable energy, which represents a priority for the Egyptian side.
