GPC'S Foundation

General Petroleum Company (GPC) is the national arm of the Egyptian petroleum sector, was established in 1957 under the republican decree no. 730 with a capital of one million Egyptian pounds to undertake upstream and downstream activities and is 100% state-owned.
GPC is the first national company working in the field of research, exploration and production of petroleum in Egypt.

GPC First Explorations

• Bakr Filed.
• karim Field.

60's & 70's Explorations

• 1960 : GPC production of crude oil launched at rate of 4395 barrels/day.
• 1960 :First local shipment of oil transferred to Suez Refineries.
• 1961 : First oil shipment exported.
• 1964 : Hurghada, RasGharib, Sudr, Asl and Matarma Fields joined to GPC.
• 1965 : Amer Field discovered.
• 1966 : Shukheir Field discovered.
• 1968 : Om El-Yussr Field discovered.
• 1969 : Ayun Field discovered.
• 1969 : Technical Cooperation Agreement signed in field of petroleum between Egypt and Russia.
• 1973 : Kheir Field discovered.
• 1975 : Sinai Oilfields restored after 6 October War 1973

80's Explorations

• 1980 : El khalij Field discovered.
• 1980 : Production from (T) Area in Western Desert launched.
• 1981 :Production from (Y) Area in Western Desert launched.
• 1982 : Production fromRas El Bahar Field in Eastern Desert launched
• 1983 : Gas injection operations in Gharib Field launched.
• 1985 : SWS Field in Western Desert discovered.
• 1985: Esh-Elmallaha in Eastern Desert Field joined to GPC. Production from (T) Area in Western Desert launched
• 1986 : Production Sharing Agreement in Ras El Bahar Field signed with SUCO.
• 1986 : North Amer Offshore joined to GPC.
• 1989 : Issaran Field granted to GPC.

90's Explorations

• 1990 : Gas injection operations in Bakr/Amer Field in Eastern Desert launched.
  1990 : Condensate Separation Plant in Western Desert operated
• 1995 : Sea Water Desalination Plant established &Fresh waterproduced with capacity of 5000 mآ³ day.
• 1996 : Issaran 9 in Eastern Desert drilled as first horizontal well.
• 1998 : Petroleum Service Agreement signed with Scimitar for heavy oil development in Issaran Field.

2000's Explorations

• 2001 : Steam injection experiment undertaken within Petroleum Service Agreement for development of Issaran Field, Commercial development of Issaran Field heavy oil Project declared.
• 2002 : Exploration and Production Service Agreement with Geopetrol Signed.
• 2004 : Al-Hamd Offshore Field discovered.
• 2005 : Exploration and Production Service Agreement signed with Australian Oil Search Company that purchased Geopetrol.
• 2007 : Wells discovered in Alam Elshaweesh Area in west of WesternDesert started production.
• 2008 : Exploration and Production Service Agreement signed with Kuwait Energy Company after buying Australian Oil Search Company.
• 2009 : North West Shukheir Field discovered.

2000's Explorations

• 2010 : El-Nubia Reservoir in Amer Field discovered.
• 2011 : Meseda Field discovered in Eastern Desert.
  2011 : South Sennan Field discovered in Western Desert.
• 2012 : HF Field discovered in Western Desert.
• 2013 : Lower Baharia Reservoir discovered in South Sennan Field in WesternDesert.
• 2014 : HH Block in North Amer Field discovered in Gulf of Suez.
• 2015: Basement Reservoir discovered in Bakr field in Eastern Desert & Belayium and Rudis Reservoirs discovered in Esh-Mellaha field in Eastern Desert.
• 2016: HH 8315A & GG-8313A Wells discovered in N.Amer field in Gulf of Suez . & NES field discovered in Western Desert. & Nubia Reservoir discovered in Behar NW field in Eastern Desert .
• 2017 : S.E.Al-Hamd field discovered in Gulf of Suez.

2000's discoveries

• 2019 : SES Field Discovery in Western Desert.
• 2021 : Bakr-DS Discovery.
  2021 : Carbonate Reservoirs Workshop.
• 2022 : W-GPY,SW & W-ALHAMD Discovery.
  2022 : Matulla Discovery in GG-BLOCK.
• 2023 : NW-GPY Block.
• 2024 : GPMY Discovery
• 2025 : GPS, GPR, GPU & GPO Discoveries