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Marking 25 years of innovation and leadership, NATGAS, Egypt’s leading provider of natural gas solutions, a subsidiary of NatEnergy with its majority owned by Egypt Kuwait Holding (EKH), celebrates a legacy of steadfast commitment to Egypt’s energy sector. Since its inception, NATGAS has expanded its operations across major regions including Cairo, Giza, Alexandria, and El Beheira. The company now operates an extensive 12,200-kilometer natural gas network, featuring advanced steel and polyethylene pipelines that ensure safe and efficient energy delivery nationwide. Additionally, NATGAS has integrated three power generation plants into its infrastructure, collectively supplying 288 million standard cubic feet (mmscf) of…
Shell plays a key role in Kuwait’s upstream sector, helping Kuwait Oil Company (KOC) develop challenging heavy oil reserves, deep sour gas projects and conventional oil developments in the north of the country. The firm works in Kuwait through three enhanced technical service agreements (ETSA) which were due to expire in 2026. These contracts have now been extended through 2029, KOC’s parent company KPC says. Shell’s CEO Wael Sawan and KPC CEO Sheikh Nawaf Al Sabah witnessed the 28 April ceremony for the contract signing in Kuwait City, underlining the importance of the contracts for each firm. The contracts were…
Egypt Maintenance Company’s (EMC) Chairman, Khaled Ibrahim, stated that the company recorded revenues of EGP 12.7 billion in 2024, marking a 44% increase compared to 2023. The value of new contracts also increased by 41%, recording EGP 15.5 billion compared to the same period in 2023. Furthermore, EMC recorded 30 million safe working hours without any lost-time incidents. Ibrahim explained the company’s success is the result of strategic planning rooted in a clear vision for development, helping it maintain a leading position in providing integrated and innovative services that meet the needs of its clients according to the highest quality…
In general, we can define the burst pressure in a drill pipe as the differential pressure acting across the drill pipe wall due to an internal pressure greater than the external pressure. In this article, we shall discuss the drill pipe burst pressure formula and calculations used in drill string design. How To Consider Burst Pressure While Selecting Drill Pipes Unlike Casing Design and tubing design, burst is seldom a controlling criterion for Drill Pipe design. This circumstance is because the load line and backup lines are controlled by the mud inside and outside of the drill pipe, respectively. In all but the most…
Since his appointment last July, Egypt’s oil minister Karim Badawi has talked a good game on improving the country’s investment climate in a bid to halt and potentially reverse a slump in oil and gas output (MEES, 30 August 2024). In particular, firms have requested, and in many cases received improved terms – most recently Cairo agreed to pay key onshore producer Apache a higher price for new gas output (MEES, 15 November 2024), whilst Dana Gas also secured new and improved terms in a deal finalized last December. (CONTINUED – 1764 WORDS) Read this article for free Gain access…
The Middle East Oil Refinery (MIDOR) has been granted a Facility Suitability Certificate for meeting fire prevention requirements. The certificate was officially handed over to Amr Lotfy, MIDOR Chairman and Managing Director, by Mohamed Atallah El-Deeb, Director of the Civil Protection Department in Alexandria Governorate. This comes as part of MIDOR’s efforts to implement the fifth pillar of the Ministry of Petroleum and Mineral Resources’ strategy, which focuses on creating a safe working environment by upholding the highest standards of occupational safety, health, and environmental protection. During the ceremony, Lotfy presented the key aspects of MIDOR’s recently executed plan to…
Drilling slips exert hoop compression on the Drill Pipe which can deform the pipe in unfavorable conditions. This article will teach the drill pipe slip crushing formula and calculations. Crushing can Slip Crushing Constant A unit tensile stress St from hanging weight will result in a hoop stress Sh that is a function of many factors such as slip length, coefficient of friction between slips and bowl, pipe diameter, and others. Based on that, a term was developed, the slip-crushing formula constant, which is defined for a given set of conditions as the ratio Sh/St. We have listed below various Slip-crushing calculation constants depending…
The Board Directors of the Egyptian General Petroleum Corporation (EGPC) convened under the Chairmanship of the Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources, Karim Badawi. The meeting focused on increasing investments in oil and gas exploration, development, and production. It also addressed occupational safety, environmental protection, securing proper financing to meet the local market’s demand, as well as the needs of Egypt’s economic sectors for petroleum products and natural gas. Badawi said that the meeting comes within the framework of coordination and integration among state entities to increase the local production of oil and natural gas. This, according to Badawi, is…
London played host to an array of energy sector heavyweights last week for the Summit on the Future of Energy Security, arranged by the UK Government and IEA. Featuring senior government officials from across the globe – although GCC officials were notable for their absence – the summit examined “the geopolitical, technological and economic factors affecting energy security at the national and international level.” Energy security has risen back up the policy agenda in recent years, especially following Russia’s 2022 invasion of Ukraine which saw oil and gas prices spike, with Europe in particular seeking to end its reliance on…
The East Mediterranean Gas Forum (EMGF) is set to host a strategic “Reenergizing the East Med” two-day workshop event on May 7-8, 2025, at Tolip El Galala Hills Hotel in Ain Sokhna, Egypt to support boosting natural gas production, strengthening regional cooperation, and accelerating EMGF’s implementation agenda. The event will bring together government officials, industry leaders, regulators, and technical experts to tackle the region’s most pressing challenges. The first day of the workshop is expected to feature expert discussions and technical workshops, addressing key topics such as natural gas supply and exploration, infrastructure optimization strategies, and emissions reduction and decarbonization. The second…