Salah Abdel Kerim, Chief Executive Officer of the Egyptian General Petroleum Corporation (EGPC), has personally taken to the field — conducting an extensive inspection of the North Bahariya Petroleum Company (NORPETCO) operations in Egypt’s Western Desert and issuing direct mandates for strict adherence to drilling schedules and development timelines.
During his tour of the EDC REG II rig and operational sites, Abdel Kerim underscored that Egypt’s broader strategy to boost petroleum production depends on accelerating drilling activity and field development — and that the window for action is now. He pointed to recent progress in settling partners’ financial arrears and improving the investment climate as enabling conditions that must be matched by accelerated field performance.
The inspection covered an evaluation of operational safety standards, technical efficiency assessments of ongoing drilling and production activities, and a briefing on the company’s forward development vision. Abdel Kerim met with field engineers, technical staff, and NORPETCO Chairman Ahmed Salah to reinforce operational discipline at every level of the organisation.
A notable element of the tour was an inspection of a solar power plant in the Ferdous production area — one of NORPETCO’s actively developed oil field zones. The plant supports Egypt’s goal of reducing diesel fuel dependency in field operations, lowering emissions, and advancing environmental sustainability targets within the national petroleum sector.
The hands-on leadership approach signals EGPC’s intent to match investment policy with operational urgency — translating Egypt’s improved fiscal relationships with oil partners into tangible production gains in the near term.
Source: egyptoil-gas.com