The Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources Karim Badawi has reviewed the ongoing activities of the Dutch oil giant Shell and the Malaysian energy company Petronas in Egypt.

Dutch oil giant Shell and Malaysian energy company Petronas have committed $420 million to develop the 10th and 11th phases of the Burullus gas fields in Egypt’s West Delta.

Egypt's Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources Karim Badawi met with Chief Operating Officer of Malaysia's Petronas Group Adnan Zainal Abidin to discuss the company’s current and future investments in Egypt.

Egypt's Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources Karim Badawi met with Hani Esmat, CEO of Petronas Egypt, to discuss ongoing and future joint projects in the natural gas sector.

Shell Egypt, a subsidiary of Shell plc, in partnership with the Egyptian Natural Gas Holding Company (EGAS), the Egyptian General Petroleum Corporation (EGPC), and Petronas, agreed to commence the 11th development phase in the Nile Delta offshore at the West Delta Deep Marine (WDDM) concession in the Mediterranean Sea.

Global energy firms Shell and PETRONAS have earmarked $575 million for drilling six oil development wells at the 10th and 11th stages of the West Nile Delta (WND) project.