Cairo – Mubasher: Tharwa Petroleum Company is looking to obtain six concession areas in 2020 and enter into partnerships with major companies, including Total, ExxonMobil, Chevron, BP, and Shell, the company’s chairman Amr El-Leithy said.

The company also plans to drill seven exploratory and development wells this year, El-Leithy added in a statement released by the Ministry of Petroleum on Tuesday.

In 2019, Tharwa drilled eight exploratory and development wells, leading to higher output, he pointed out.

The average output at the company’s areas reached about 6,800 barrels of crude oil per day.