Egypt’s Petroleum Minister, BP discuss joint business, international oil prices

Egypt’s Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources Tarek El Molla has received a delegation from British Petroleum (BP) company to discuss joint business and international oil prices.

The BP delegation was headed by Executive Vice President for Gas and Low Carbon Energy, Dev Sanyal, and Executive Vice President for Production and Operations, Gordon Birrell.

The two parties discussed the current position of joint cooperation projects in Egypt, and reviewed developments in global oil and gas prices. This particularly focused on the current challenges posed by the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic on global markets.

El Molla emphasised that the oil sector enjoys many distinguished partnerships with foreign companies, including BP, which is one of the most important strategic partners in the sector.