Microsoft partners with Egyptian Natural Gas Holding to co-develop EGAS sustainability roadmap

Microsoft partners with Egyptian Natural Gas Holding to co-develop EGAS sustainability roadmap

Microsoft Egypt is collaborating with the Egyptian Natural Gas Holding Company (EGAS) to co-develop EGAS sustainability road map. The MoU signing ceremony was witnessed by Tarek El-Molla, Minister of Petroleum & Mineral Resources at Sharm El Sheikh.

The partnership serves directly to achieve the EGAS vision towards a more sustainable industry. The EGAS adopted Microsoft 5 Rs approach which contributes to emissions reduction of the greenhouse gases (GHG).

El-Molla said the MoU came as a part of the Ministry of Petroleum and Mineral Resources’ efforts to boost the oil and gas industry and enhance its carbon-cutting capabilities and environmental sustainability while capitalizing on the expertise and practices of relevant global companies.

“This collaboration comes in line with our belief of the significant role of technology to achieve our vision of a more sustainable O&G industry” said Dawlat Hashem, EGAS Assistant Chairperson for Communications and Information Technology.

Methane is a potent greenhouse gas that is much more effective at absorbing infrared radiation than CO², and therefore has a severe global warming impact. This underscores the importance of detection and remediation of methane leaks into the atmosphere. Microsoft’s space-based methane detection solution allows EGAS to see an overview of all the latest detected anomalies in real-time