Two European energy giants, the UK-headquartered BP and Italy’s Eni, have signed on the dotted line to pursue hydrocarbon exploration activities in the Mediterranean Sea, which will lend Egypt a helping hand in augmenting the Middle Eastern country’s oil and gas production volume.

EGPC Mediterranean Sea EGAS Exploration Mineral Resources Vice President Temsah Two European Middle Eastern Ministry of Petroleum Production Karim Badawi Minister of Petroleum Martina Opizzi Head of North Africa Levant Region