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The Oil & Gas Year THE OIL & GAS YEAR The Who’s Who of the Global Energy Industry ARTICLES | INTERVIEWS | VIEWPOINTS | MARKET ANALYSIS | RESOURCES | PROJECTS | MAPS | INVESTOR SPOTLIGHTS EGYPT 2015 In search of investment Sherif ISMAIL Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources Roadmap to stability Amr MOUSSA Head of Constitutional Review Committee Primed for growth ISBN 978-1-78302-088-1 Basil EL BAZ 9 781783 020881 Chairman and CEO CARBON HOLDINGS www.theoilandgasyear.com THE OIL & GAS YEAR EGYPT 2015 The Who’s Who of the Global Energy Industry In partnership with: Content partners: 14 26 Diplomacy & Politics Gas Year Economic and political instability in recent Gas production has been declining in Egypt, CONTENTS years has left Egypt with hurdles to overcome leaving the government to rely on imports in 1 in attracting foreign investment and reviving order to meet domestic demand. Unconven- its energy industry. Many see a positive sign tional and offshore gas plays still show poten- in the government’s embrace of energy re- tial, and the country’s administration is working form and changes to the subsidy regime. But to attract international companies to exploit the global slump in oil prices has added a these reserves. Low prices make this venture complicating factor to the scene in which all the more difficult, but the government aims Egypt’s oil and gas industry is re-emerging. to keep the gas flowing until its energy industry EGYPT 2015 reforms are able to rejuvenate production. 6 THE YEAR IN REVIEW 31 COMPANY PROFILE: BG Egypt 32 VIEWPOINT: How to overcome shortages. Maurizio 7 INTERVIEW: Sherif Ismail, Minister of Petroleum and Coratella, Edison Mineral Resources 33 INTERVIEW: Sabry El Sharkawy, PhPC 8 IN PRODUCTION: African oil production, 2003-2013 34 RESOURCE: 2013 EGAS Bidding Round Results 9 THE YEAR’S AWARDS 35 COMPANY PROFILE: Mansoura Petroleum 10 EGYPT AT A GLANCE 36 COMMENT: Seismic shift. Changes in the acquisition 11 THE INVESTORS INDEX field 12 THE YEAR IN ENERGY 36 INVESTOR SPOTLIGHTS: Egyptian Natural Gas Company, SEGAS LNG 14 DIPLOMACY & POLITICS 37 PROJECT HIGHLIGHT: North Alexandria Gas Development 15 ARTICLE: The route ahead. The government implements reforms to improve investment conditions as 38 EXPLORATION & PRODUCTION: MAJORS Egypt returns to stability 16 IN THE BALANCE: Egypt’s current account balance 39 ARTICLE: Find new ground. Development of 17 INTERVIEW: Tarek El Molla, EGPC exploration and production activity towards natural gas 18 INTERVIEW: Mohamed Saafan, ECHEM resources 19 FORUM: Off to a good start. State measures to boost 39 IN RESERVES: Proven oil and gas reserves as of investment December 2013 20 ARTICLE: El Sisi’s march. The new president’s plans 41 PULLOUT MAP: Onshore and offshore blocks 21 INTERVIEW: Amr Moussa, Head of Constitutional 42 GEOLOGY REPORT: Lay of the land Review Committee 43 INTERVIEW: Thomas Maher, Apache Egypt 22 COMMENT: A little help from its friends. Assistance 43 IN PRODUCTION: Egypt’s September production to overcome instability figures, 2012-2014 22 RESOURCE: Aid pledged to Egypt 44 VIEWPOINT: A fresh perspective. Abu Bakr Ibrahim 23 MARKET ANALYSIS: Necessary reform. Osman, Ganoub El Wadi Petroleum Holding Company Abdalla Ghorab, Former Minister of Petroleum and 44 IN AWARDS: Blocks offered and awarded by Ganope Mineral Resources 45 MAP: Ganope Bidding Round 2014 24 VIEWPOINT: A different landscape. Omar Mohanna, 46 COMPANY PROFILE: GDF Suez Exploration Egypt Egyptian Center for Economic Studies 47 MARKET ANALYSIS: Critical component, Mohamed 25 INTERVIEW: Hisham Fahmy, Amin Abdullah, Petronas American Chamber of Commerce in Egypt 48 VIEWPOINT: Tangible gains Jean-Pascal Clémençon, Total 26 GAS YEAR 49 MAP: Nile Delta oil and gasfields 50 INTERVIEW: Mark Fenton, Dana Gas Egypt 27 ARTICLE: Egypt buys gas to buy time. Stemming the 51 COMPANY PROFILE: Khalda Petroleum Company gas crisis 52 EXPLORATION & PRODUCTION: JUNIORS 28 IN COMPARISON: Annual natural gas production and consumption, 1990-2014 29 VIEWPOINT: A need for diversification. Raafat El 53 ARTICLE: Big role for smaller companies. Improving Beltagy, Tharwa Petroleum investment conditions for junior players 30 COMPANY PROFILE: Egyptian LNG 53 IN PRICES: Brent oil prices The Who’s Who of the Global Energy Industry www.theoilandgasyear.com THE OIL & GAS YEAR | EGYPT 2015 EGYPT 2015 The Oil & Gas Year is audited by BPA Worldwide 64 82 102 xx The Year’s Focus: Investment Downstream & Industry Oilfield Services and Economy As Egypt’s expanding population of energy Innovation in Egypt’s oilfield services sector has CONTENTS The Egyptian economy gained strength in consumers faces shortages due to rising de- become more important as the country’s fields 3 2014, a positive sign that political change and mand and a scaled-back subsidy regime, in- mature and the oil price remains low. Operators structural reforms are moving the country to- creasing the capacity of the country’s down- are targeting ultra-deep offshore high-pressure wards a recovery from the years of economic stream sector has gained in importance. and high-temperature plays, along with deep uncertainty that saw recessions in 2008 and While imports are stopping the gap in supply onshore and long-distance horizontal drilling 2011-2013. Among foreign investors, the spec- for the short term, sustainable, long-term projects to tap the country’s remaining poten- tre of political risk is fading, and reviving the improvements such as refinery upgrades and tial. Meanwhile, services providers have ex- oil and gas industry holds added promise. new petrochemicals projects will be critical celled through becoming niche suppliers. EGYPT 2015 to meeting the growing domestic demand. 54 COMPANY PROFILE: IPR Group of Companies 83 IN PRICES: Effect of subsidy cuts on fuel prices 55 COMMENT: EOR under-utilised. Enhanced oil recovery 84 IN DISTRIBUTION: Gasco’s transmission capacity as a solution to Egypt’s declining production 85 INTERVIEW: Basil El Baz, Carbon Holdings 56 INTERVIEW: Hassan Hataba, Circle Oil 86 VIEWPOINT: Embrace a free market. Khaled Abubakr, 57 COMMENT: Going once, going twice. Series of bidding Taqa Arabia rounds in Egypt to attract foreign investors 87 MAP: Domestic gas infrastructure 58 INTERVIEW: Samir Abdel Moaty, Beach Energy 88 COMPANY PROFILE: ExxonMobil Egypt 59 INVESTOR SPOTLIGHTS: Rally Energy, TransGlobe 89 PROJECT HIGHLIGHT: Tahrir Petrochemical Complex Energy, Petroceltic International 90 INVESTOR SPOTLIGHTS: Saad Eldin Group, Total 60 INTERVIEW: Shamel Hamdy, Trident Petroleum Egypt, Egyptian Methanex Methanol Company, Middle 61 VIEWPOINT: Seize the opportunity. Ahmed Farid East Oil Refinery Moaaz, Sea Dragon Energy 91 COMPANY PROFILE: Petronas Lubricants 62 COMPANY PROFILE: Dragon Oil International 63 ARTICLE: Supply chain blues. Obstacles to getting new 91 IN DEMAND: Demand for lubricants in North Africa equipment 92 PROJECT HIGHLIGHT: Egyptian Refining Company 63 IN SUMMARY: Egypt’s place as a hydrocarbons producer Mostorod refinery 93 MARKET ANALYSIS: Economies of scale. 64 THE YEAR’S FOCUS: Investment & Economy Ismail Rizk, Air Liquide 93 IN TRADE: Egypt's exports and imports of chemicals FOLDOUT RESOURCE: Egypt’s risk profile and fertilisers 65 ARTICLE: The charm initiative. Market improvements 65 IN INVESTMENT: Net FDI and GDP growth 94 BANKING & FINANCE 66 IN CASH: Egypt’s foreign currency reserves 67 INTERVIEW: Christopher J. Jarvis, IMF 95 ARTICLE: Egypt banks on a brighter future. Diminishing 68 MARKET ANALYSIS: State of transition. Wafik Hanna, the debt Deloitte 95 IN GROWTH: Egypt’s real GDP growth 69 INTERVIEW: Hanan El Borollossy and Heba Abdel Latif, 96 IN DEBT: Egypt’s debt, 2012-2015 Commercial International Bank 97 COMPANY PROFILE: Banque Misr 70 MARKET ANALYSIS: Reforms to revitalise. 98 INTERVIEW: Mohamed Shoeib, Qalaa Holdings Tarek Mansour, PwC 99 INTERVIEW: Mahmoud Bassiouny, Matouk Bassiouny 71 INTERVIEW: Riccardo Puliti, European Bank for 100INVESTOR SPOTLIGHTS: Crédit Agricole Egypt, EFG Reconstruction and Development Hermes 101VIEWPOINT: Market shift, Sharif A. El Akhdar, Beltone 72 THE STRATEGIC ROUNDTABLE Private Equity 73 STRATEGIC ROUNDTABLE PARTICIPANTS 102OILFIELD SERVICES 74 FIRST SESSION: REFINING 79 SECOND SESSION: PETROCHEMICALS 103ARTICLE: A breath of fresh air. Hope persists in the Egyptian oilfield services industry 82 DOWNSTREAM & INDUSTRY 103IN NUMBERS: Number of oil and gas rigs in Egypt in December, 2009-2014 83 ARTICLE: More deficits, fewer subsidies. Measures to 105VIEWPOINT: Expansion in a tough market. Mohamed counteract shortages Farouk, Advanced Energy Systems The Who’s Who of the Global Energy Industry www.theoilandgasyear.com THE OIL & GAS YEAR | EGYPT 2015 EGYPT 2015 THE OIL & GAS YEAR The Who’s Who of the Global Energy Industry 105IN RIGS: Number of offshore and onshore rigs in Egypt 135INVESTOR SPOTLIGHTS: Maire Tecnimont, Technip, in December Drake & Scull International 107VIEWPOINT: Unsustainably low prices. Sune Stilling, 137INTERVIEW: Omar Hamza, Enjaz Project Management Egyptian Drilling Company 139COMPANY PROFILE: Kharafi National 108COMMENT: Waste not, want not. Higher environmental 140COMPANY PROFILE: Engineering Consultants Group standards to mitigate pollution in territorial waters 141INVESTOR SPOTLIGHTS: Enppi, Petrojet, Saipem 109COMPANY PROFILE: Green Valley Oil Services 110INTERVIEW: Islam Kourtam, Sahara Petroleum 142MARINE SERVICES & LOGISTICS Services Company 111COMPANY PROFILE: SinoTharwa Drilling Company 143ARTICLE: Fight the tide. The recovery of the offshore 111IN COUNT:
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