The Egyptian Drilling Company.

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Company overview

Establishment:

The Egyptian Drilling Company is Egypt’s largest drilling contractor, providing high quality drilling and workover service onshore and offshore.. Operating a rig fleet of more than 40 units, EDC is today the largest oil and gas service provider in the Middle East, with operations in Syria and Saudi Arabia in addition to the operations in Egypt. EDC has a long proven record of high quality performance, which has been acquired through experience, dedicated and highly trained personnel, excellent safety records, advanced computer systems and top quality equipment. EDC was formed in 1976 as a joint venture between the Egyptian General Petroleum Corporation (EGPC) and the A. P. Moller Group of Denmark. EGPC and A. P. Moller have acted since the company’s inception as equal partners in ownership

EGPC is Egypt’s national petroleum corporation, overseeing oil and gas exploration, production, refining, marketing and distribution within the country. A. P. Moller is Denmark’s largest corporation, with activities in shipping, industry and oil exploration and production. The drilling division, Maersk Contractors, is among the ten leading drilling contractors worldwide. The combined strengths of both parent companies have contributed to EDC’s rise to become the leader within drilling for oil and gas.

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The company has adopted an enhancement process through focusing in some areas as follows:-

 

  • Safety:

EDC has committed itself to carry out its operations in safe and healthy conditions for its employees. EDC's strong commitment to safety is evident in its documented QA instructions and procedures, which comply with American Petroleum Institute (API) and International Association of Drilling Contractors (IADC) recommendations 

  • Quality: 

Internal and external audits are performed regularly to ascertain that documented quality assurance procedures are adhered to. All audits verify conformance of operations with quality assurance guidelines as ...

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