Industry Oil and gas industry | Website www.egpc.com.eg Founded 1956 Type Limited company | |
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Products PetroleumNatural gasPetroleum products Subsidiaries Enppi, Petroleum Air Services, Petrojet | ||
The Egyptian General Petroleum Corporation (EGPC) (Arabic: الهيئة المصرية العامة للبترول) is a national oil company of Egypt.
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History
The company was established in 1956 with its headquarters in Cairo. At the foundation stage it was named General Petroleum Authority. It was renamed as Egyptian General Petroleum Corporation in 1962.
Structure
EGPC owns 70% of shares in the Egyptian Natural Gas Company, as well as a 75% stake in the petroleum-industry support airline Petroleum Air Services (the remaining 25% being held by the British firm Bristow Group).
It also owns a stake in the East Mediterranean Gas Company.
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Egyptian General Petroleum Corporation Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA