Spanish - Egyptian agreement for drilling petroleum

An official in a bureau of the Spanish Ripsol company announced today that Egypt signed an agreement with his company for drilling petroleum and natural gas in north Africa and in the Middle East through a partnership with the Egyptian General Organization for Petroleum in Algeria, Libya, Tunisia and the Gulf countries like the United Arab Emirates and Oman.

This agreement comes within three agreements signed by Abdul Khalek Ayad, the head of the General Organization for Petroleum, yesterday, with the Spanish company Ripsol and the Italian companies Edison and Ogib.