CAIRO, March 17 (MENA) - Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources Karim Badawi visited the sites of the Gulf of Suez Petroleum Co. (GUPCO) and the General Petroleum Corpany (GPC) in the Gulf of Suez region as he shared a Ramadan Iftar meal with the companies' workers.

In a statement issued by the Ministry of Petroleum Monday, the minister of petroleum and mineral resources said, the visit aims to strengthen ties between the leadership and workers in the petroleum sector, especially that the sector is mainly characterized by teamwork.

Badawi emphasized the important role of workers at production sites; being cornerstone and key wheel for increasing production and supporting national economy.

He had a dialogue with workers and learned about their unconventional ideas and plans to increase production rates, as well as using advanced technology in research and exploration activities.

All effort came as part of first program envisaging the ministry's work strategy to meet citizens' needs of petroleum products and natural gas, said the minister, as the ministry and the GPC are providing all forms of support to achieve targeted goals at all onshore and offshore production sites, he added.

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