Monday 19 October 2026

Eng. Karim Badawi , Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources, will inaugurate ,the Mediterranean Offshore Conference and Exhibition MOC 2026 at the Bibliotheca Alexandrina, which will run until October 22, under the slogan "Egypt as an Anchoring Force for Energy Security in the Mediterranean” with the participation of Mr. Michael Damianos, Cypriot Minister of Energy, Eng. Ayman Attia, Governor of Alexandria, leaders of major global energy companies operating in the Mediterranean, heads of petroleum sector companies, and an elite group of experts and specialists.

The opening of the conference will feature two keynote speeches by Eng. Karim Badawi, Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources, and his Cypriot counterpart, as well as speeches by leaders of Chevron, Eni, and TotalEnergies, and the Greek Ambassador to Cairo, in addition to the signing of new agreements with Chevron in the presence of both ministers, within the framework of accelerating the connection of the Cypriot Aphrodite natural gas field to Egyptian infrastructure, representing a new step that supports regional cooperation in the gas sector and enhances Egypt's status as a regional hub for receiving, trading, and re-exporting gas to global markets.

The Minister and his Cypriot counterpart will participate in a panel on regional cooperation in the energy sector, in light of the importance of integration among Eastern Mediterranean countries, developing cooperation mechanisms to exploit gas resources, enhancing supply security, and benefiting from the existing infrastructure in the region.

Both ministers will also inaugurate the accompanying exhibition, which includes major Egyptian and international companies operating in the Mediterranean.

For his part, Dr. Mohamed Radwan, Vice President of Ganope for Agreements and Exploration, Director of EUG, and Chairman of the Organizing Committee of the conference, confirmed that MOC 2026, focuses on three main pillars: accelerating exploration and production in the Mediterranean, employing modern technology and digital transformation to reduce risks and costs, and enhancing investments and partnerships to attract new companies to gas exploration activities in the Mediterranean.

For his part, Eng. Tamer Idris, EGPC Deputy CEO for Production and Chairman of the Technical Committee of the conference, highlighted that the technical program of the conference includes 21 sessions held over the second and third days.