On November 29, 2019 Ambassador of Ukraine to the Arab Republic of Egypt Mr. Yevhen Mykytenko and the Embassy staff visited concession territory of NJSC «Naftogaz of Ukraine» Alam El Shawish in the Western Desert of Egypt. Oil and gas production is carried out in the area, which is located 400 km far from Cairo.

The Ukrainian diplomats were accompanied by Director of the «Naftogaz of Ukraine» Branch Mr. Fedir Baiuk and Chairman & Managing Director of the JV «Petrosannan Company» Dr. Ashraf Elamir.

The Ambassador and the staff of the diplomatic mission were acquainted with the process of hydrocarbon production and production capacity of the project, as well as the peculiarities of work and life of Ukrainian fly-in/fly-out specialists working at these oil and gas facilities.

The Ambassador of Ukraine expressed the Ukrainian and Egyptian workers gratitude for their joint efforts to strengthen cooperation between Ukraine and Egypt in the field of energy.