Means of boosting co-operation between Egypt and Australia’s global engineering companyWorley in the mining sector were at the core of a major meeting held in Cairo on Tuesday.
Egypt’s Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources Karim Badawi held talks with Vivek Natarajan, Worley’s Vice President of Global Project Delivery Services, and Mahmoud Abou El-Ela, the company’s Senior Operations Manager. They also addressed drawing on the company’s expertise to support and develop mining projects in Egypt.
Minister Badawi stressed the importance of leveraging specialised international expertise to develop mining projects and improve their implementation, supporting the state’s efforts to maximise the added value of mineral resources and attract greater investment to thesector.
He also highlighted the importance of working with international companies with specialised expertise across the various stages of mining projects.
The meeting also touched on co-operation in training and human-capacity building through practical training and technical qualification programmes, a ministry statement said.
Such efforts would help develop Egyptian talent and enhance their ability to work efficiently on mining projects while benefiting from international expertise, technologies and best practices, it added.
Natarajan highly appreciated the warm reception and welcomed the opportunity to participate in the Egypt Mining Forum 2026. He reaffirmed Worley’s commitment to enhancing co-operation with the Ministry of Petroleum and Mineral Resources and the companies operating in Egypt’s mining sector.
The two sides agreed to consolidate links between Worley and mining companies operating in Egypt to gain a more direct understanding of their needs, projects and development stages.
They also stressed the importance of maintaining co-ordination over the coming period to explore co-operation opportunities in existing and new mining projects, while drawing on Worley’s global expertise and capabilities to develop integrated solutions that support the growth of Egypt’s mining sector alongside the development of its workforce and human capacities.
