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Tuesday, August 12, 2014
As reported by Petroleum Africa last week Apache Corp., the number one independent producer in Egypt, experienced a tragedy when one of its American employees was killed in country. The Apache employee was a victim of a carjacking in the Western Desert between Qarun and Karama.
“The victim was a long-time employee who works with production operations and we are deeply saddened by his death,” Apache spokesman Bill Mintz said. “Apache is working with authorities and a full investigation is underway.”
According to Petroleum Africa staff in Cairo, Apache executives from headquarters in Houston are currently in Egypt for meetings with company officials in Egypt and the local authorities.
On news of the hijacking Apache moved all employees out on August 6; workers resumed operations at Karama on August 10.
Foreign workers used to consider Egypt an easy detail compared to jobs in other African nations, but subsequent to the civil uprising in 2011 and the ongoing political and economic problems assignments in Egypt could now be considered “hazard duty” by foreign workers. In the past the country has been a secure investment, but this latest incident just underlines Egypt’s instability and gives current and potential investors another reason to reconsider investing in the North African country.
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