At the end of his visit to Washington, Egypt’s Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources, Karim Badawi, met with U.S. Energy Secretary Chris Wright at the Department of Energy headquarters. The talks, attended by Egypt’s Ambassador to Washington Motaz Zahran, focused on strengthening the strategic partnership between Egypt and the United States in energy and mining, and on expanding investment, technology transfer, and expertise exchange.
Badawi expressed Egypt’s appreciation for the U.S. role in supporting regional energy cooperation, particularly through the East Mediterranean Gas Forum, and highlighted the importance of continued high-level dialogue between the two ministries. He praised the confidence shown by major American companies such as ExxonMobil, Chevron, Apache, SLB, and Halliburton in Egypt’s oil and gas sector.
The discussions covered Egypt’s recent steps to improve the investment climate, including incentives for offshore exploration in the Mediterranean, boosting natural gas production, and modernizing aging fields. Badawi emphasized Egypt’s role as a regional energy hub, supported by its infrastructure and strategic location.
Both sides explored cooperation in advanced technologies such as digital solutions, artificial intelligence, seismic surveys, and reservoir management, as well as joint efforts to reduce methane emissions and develop carbon capture and storage. They also discussed expanding training programs for Egyptian professionals in collaboration with U.S. institutions.
The talks extended to mining, with Egypt presenting its plans to modernize the sector and attract investment, including the launch of its first aerial survey of mineral resources in over four decades.
