New Data, New Horizons: Unlocking Egypt’s Offshore Potential with SLB and Viridien..Showcased at the Summit in London
Egypt’s upstream story continues to evolve rapidly - driven by innovation, collaboration, and transformative digital access. Tomorrow the World Energies Summit | The World’s Premier Global Upstream Conference | 14th - 15th October 2025 will open with an Opening Keynote from H.E. Eng. Karim Badawi, Minister of Petroleum & Mineral Resources entitled Driving Oil & Gas Development Faster: Delivering Energy for the World of Tomorrow.
The Summit finale will feature the Egypt Country Showcase, uniting senior leaders from government, technology, and industry to explore how new seismic data, digital gateways, and strategic partnerships are reshaping Egypt’s exploration landscape, and the opportunities and challenges that abound.
🎤 The session will open with remarks from:
✔️Ibrahim Abdou, Vice Chairman for Agreements & Exploration & Board Member - Egyptian Natural Gas Holding Company (EGAS)
✔️ Dr Mohamed Radwan, Vice Chairman - South Valley Egyptian Petroleum Holding Company (Ganope) and Manager - Egypt Upstream Gateway (EUG)
Followed by a special panel discussion:
“𝐄𝐠𝐲𝐩𝐭’𝐬 𝐕𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧: 𝐀𝐧 𝐎𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐨𝐫’𝐬 𝐏𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐨𝐧 𝐔𝐧𝐥𝐨𝐜𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐆𝐫𝐨𝐰𝐭𝐡 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐈𝐧𝐯𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭” with panellists including;
✔️ Iman Hill, Country Manager & Director, Egypt - Vaalco Energy
✔️ Dave Moreton, Manager & Director, Egypt & East Med New Opportunities - ExxonMobil
✔️ Channa Kurukulasuriya, Country Manager Egypt - Chevron
✔️ Randy Neely, Chief Executive Officer - Capricorn Energy
✔️ Chad Ferguson, Head of Egypt Exploration - Woodside Energy
✔️ Moderated by Daniel Davidson, COO - Frontier
Together, they will examine the opportunities emerging from Egypt’s new offshore data, evolving fiscal terms, and commitment to partnership-led growth.
At the heart of this momentum lies the new multi-client 3D seismic project offshore Egypt, launched by SLB and Viridien in collaboration with EGAS.
🤝 Meet the Egyptian Ministry, EGAS, SLB and Viridien at the World Energies Summit to explore investment prospects, participate in one-to-one meetings, and engage with the leaders driving Egypt’s offshore transformation.
