Egyptian General Petroleum Corporation was founded in 1956.
The Egyptian General Petroleum Corporation (EGPC) is a national oil company of Egypt.
It owns 70% of shares in the Egyptian Natural Gas Company, as well as a 75% stake in the petroleum-industry support airline Petroleum Air Services (the remaining 25% being held by the British firm Bristow Group).
It also own a stake in the East Mediterranean Gas Company.
EGPC and its companies sharing in 39 companies with a total paid capital of $938 million and 2.6 billion Egyptian pound.