How does Centurion pursue it’s commitment to environment and sustainable development?
Health, safety and environment (HSE) are very important to Centurion. Environmental protection is number one priority in this company and we do have an HSE department that is overlooking all of our activities regardless of where they are; in Cairo, outside of Cairo, in the field. We have pioneered several things in HSE, such as how we deal with the company wastes from our drilling operations; we have special processing plants to protect the environment. We are very proud to say that we have achieved one million man hours, without any loss time due to injuries, because we emphasize safety. We are also applying for the ISO 14,001, and hopefully we will get that certification soon. • Does Centurion participate in any social activities? Yes, we have sponsored several social activities. Centurion is a major sponsor of the Breast Cancer Foundation, but we usually do not advertise the good causes we participate in. • Coming to oil production, the government’s new strategy today is to focus ma