In the year 2000, the Ministry of Petroleum has set up a comprehensive strategy. Among its most important implementation mechanism is adjusting and developing the petroleum sector structure through separating the natural gas and petrochemicals activities from those of the Egyptian General Corporation, and to establish an independent entity for each of them in addition to paying special and concentrated attention to Upper Egypt through establishing an independent entity . After adding the mineral resources activity to the responsibilities of the Ministry of Petroleum, and establishing the General Authority for Mineral Resources on the 14th of October 2004, the oil sector in Egypt consisted of (5) strong bodies they are: Egyptian General petroleum Corporation (EGPC), Egyptian Natural Gas Holding Company (EGAS), Egyptian Petrochemicals Holding Company (ECHEM), Ganoub El Wadi Petroleum Holding Company (GANOPE), and Egyptian General Authority for Mineral Resources .
	Ministry of Petroleum Address : (1A) Ahmed Al zomor St. – Nasr City – Cairo Tel : 26706401 – 26706402 Fax : 26706419 - 26706427
	Egyptian General Petroleum Corporation Address : Palestine St. – New Maadi– Cairo Tel : 27031438 - 27031439 Fax : 27031457 - 27028813
	Egyptian Natural Gas Holding Company Address : 85 Nasr Road - First District – Nasr City – Cairo Tel : 24055845 – 24055846 Fax : 24055876 - 22611176
	Egyptian Petrochemicals Holding Company Address : Al Mokhayam al Daem St. – Nasr City – Cairo Tel : 22622237 – 22622231 Fax : 22636060
	Ganoub El-Wadi Petroleum Holding Company Address : 9 Mustafa Refaat St. – Masaken Sheraton – Cairo Tel : 26961000 Fax : 22688509 Aswan Branch - Kalabsha Building - Aswan Tel : 097/2302666 - 097/2302999 Fax : 097/2305974
	Egyptian Mineral Resources Authority Address : 3 Salah Salem Road – Abbasia – Cairo Tel : 24829935 – 26852914 Fax : 24820128
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