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A Farm In The Desert Of New Valley Governorate - Cairo

Workers transport a well-drilling rig at the site of Owainat Water Well Project in the desert of New Valley Governorate, Egypt, on May 3, 2025. Over 1,300 kilometers away from the capital Cairo, a sea of ripe wheat, rippling in the breeze, are waiting to be harvested in a desert. "It used to be an arid desert here and the well-drilling teams have turned it into farmland," said Mohamed Gabar, a worker with the Owainat Water Well Project operated by ZPEC (China's Zhongman Petroleum and Natural Gas Group Corp., Ltd.) branch in Egypt. The project, located in southern desert of New Valley Governorate, is part of the country's efforts to accelerate its desert reclamation initiatives since 2015. At the project site, six towering rigs are drilling deep into the desert in search of groundwater. "There are six well-drilling teams, comprising over 130 employees from China and Egypt," said the project manager Zhao Baojiang. The rigs operate 24 hours a day, with workers rotating in two shifts, he introduced. In less than

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A Farm In The Desert Of New Valley Governorate - Cairo

This photo taken on May 3, 2025 shows a well-drilling rig at night at the site of Owainat Water Well Project in the desert of New Valley Governorate, Egypt. Over 1,300 kilometers away from the capital Cairo, a sea of ripe wheat, rippling in the breeze, are waiting to be harvested in a desert. "It used to be an arid desert here and the well-drilling teams have turned it into farmland," said Mohamed Gabar, a worker with the Owainat Water Well Project operated by ZPEC (China's Zhongman Petroleum and Natural Gas Group Corp., Ltd.) branch in Egypt. The project, located in southern desert of New Valley Governorate, is part of the country's efforts to accelerate its desert reclamation initiatives since 2015. At the project site, six towering rigs are drilling deep into the desert in search of groundwater. "There are six well-drilling teams, comprising over 130 employees from China and Egypt," said the project manager Zhao Baojiang. The rigs operate 24 hours a day, with workers rotating in two shifts, he introduced.

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A Farm In The Desert Of New Valley Governorate - Cairo

Workers operate on a well-drilling rig at the site of Owainat Water Well Project in the desert of New Valley Governorate, Egypt, on May 3, 2025. Over 1,300 kilometers away from the capital Cairo, a sea of ripe wheat, rippling in the breeze, are waiting to be harvested in a desert. "It used to be an arid desert here and the well-drilling teams have turned it into farmland," said Mohamed Gabar, a worker with the Owainat Water Well Project operated by ZPEC (China's Zhongman Petroleum and Natural Gas Group Corp., Ltd.) branch in Egypt. The project, located in southern desert of New Valley Governorate, is part of the country's efforts to accelerate its desert reclamation initiatives since 2015. At the project site, six towering rigs are drilling deep into the desert in search of groundwater. "There are six well-drilling teams, comprising over 130 employees from China and Egypt," said the project manager Zhao Baojiang. The rigs operate 24 hours a day, with workers rotating in two shifts, he introduced. In less than

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A Farm In The Desert Of New Valley Governorate - Cairo

Workers operate on a well-drilling rig at the site of Owainat Water Well Project in the desert of New Valley Governorate, Egypt, on May 3, 2025. Over 1,300 kilometers away from the capital Cairo, a sea of ripe wheat, rippling in the breeze, are waiting to be harvested in a desert. "It used to be an arid desert here and the well-drilling teams have turned it into farmland," said Mohamed Gabar, a worker with the Owainat Water Well Project operated by ZPEC (China's Zhongman Petroleum and Natural Gas Group Corp., Ltd.) branch in Egypt. The project, located in southern desert of New Valley Governorate, is part of the country's efforts to accelerate its desert reclamation initiatives since 2015. At the project site, six towering rigs are drilling deep into the desert in search of groundwater. "There are six well-drilling teams, comprising over 130 employees from China and Egypt," said the project manager Zhao Baojiang. The rigs operate 24 hours a day, with workers rotating in two shifts, he introduced. In less than

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A Farm In The Desert Of New Valley Governorate - Cairo

(Egyptians gesture while working on newly-harvested wheat at a farm in the desert of New Valley Governorate, Egypt, on May 3, 2025. Over 1,300 kilometers away from the capital Cairo, a sea of ripe wheat, rippling in the breeze, are waiting to be harvested in a desert. "It used to be an arid desert here and the well-drilling teams have turned it into farmland," said Mohamed Gabar, a worker with the Owainat Water Well Project operated by ZPEC (China's Zhongman Petroleum and Natural Gas Group Corp., Ltd.) branch in Egypt. The project, located in southern desert of New Valley Governorate, is part of the country's efforts to accelerate its desert reclamation initiatives since 2015. At the project site, six towering rigs are drilling deep into the desert in search of groundwater. "There are six well-drilling teams, comprising over 130 employees from China and Egypt," said the project manager Zhao Baojiang. The rigs operate 24 hours a day, with workers rotating in two shifts, he introduced. In less than a year, more

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A Farm In The Desert Of New Valley Governorate - Cairo

An aerial drone photo taken on May 3, 2025 shows the farmland in the desert of New Valley Governorate, Egypt. Over 1,300 kilometers away from the capital Cairo, a sea of ripe wheat, rippling in the breeze, are waiting to be harvested in a desert. "It used to be an arid desert here and the well-drilling teams have turned it into farmland," said Mohamed Gabar, a worker with the Owainat Water Well Project operated by ZPEC (China's Zhongman Petroleum and Natural Gas Group Corp., Ltd.) branch in Egypt. The project, located in southern desert of New Valley Governorate, is part of the country's efforts to accelerate its desert reclamation initiatives since 2015. At the project site, six towering rigs are drilling deep into the desert in search of groundwater. "There are six well-drilling teams, comprising over 130 employees from China and Egypt," said the project manager Zhao Baojiang. The rigs operate 24 hours a day, with workers rotating in two shifts, he introduced. In less than a year, more than 60 units of 450-

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A Farm In The Desert Of New Valley Governorate - Cairo

An aerial drone photo taken on May 3, 2025 shows harvesters reaping wheat at a farm in the desert of New Valley Governorate, Egypt. The irrigation water for the farm comes from wells drilled by ZPEC. Over 1,300 kilometers away from the capital Cairo, a sea of ripe wheat, rippling in the breeze, are waiting to be harvested in a desert. "It used to be an arid desert here and the well-drilling teams have turned it into farmland," said Mohamed Gabar, a worker with the Owainat Water Well Project operated by ZPEC (China's Zhongman Petroleum and Natural Gas Group Corp., Ltd.) branch in Egypt. The project, located in southern desert of New Valley Governorate, is part of the country's efforts to accelerate its desert reclamation initiatives since 2015. At the project site, six towering rigs are drilling deep into the desert in search of groundwater. "There are six well-drilling teams, comprising over 130 employees from China and Egypt," said the project manager Zhao Baojiang. The rigs operate 24 hours a day, with work

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A Farm In The Desert Of New Valley Governorate - Cairo

(A harvester reaps wheat at a farm in the desert of New Valley Governorate, Egypt, on May 3, 2025. Over 1,300 kilometers away from the capital Cairo, a sea of ripe wheat, rippling in the breeze, are waiting to be harvested in a desert. "It used to be an arid desert here and the well-drilling teams have turned it into farmland," said Mohamed Gabar, a worker with the Owainat Water Well Project operated by ZPEC (China's Zhongman Petroleum and Natural Gas Group Corp., Ltd.) branch in Egypt. The project, located in southern desert of New Valley Governorate, is part of the country's efforts to accelerate its desert reclamation initiatives since 2015. At the project site, six towering rigs are drilling deep into the desert in search of groundwater. "There are six well-drilling teams, comprising over 130 employees from China and Egypt," said the project manager Zhao Baojiang. The rigs operate 24 hours a day, with workers rotating in two shifts, he introduced. In less than a year, more than 60 units of 450-meter-deep

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A Farm In The Desert Of New Valley Governorate - Cairo

An aerial drone photo taken on May 3, 2025 shows the farmland in the desert of New Valley Governorate, Egypt. Over 1,300 kilometers away from the capital Cairo, a sea of ripe wheat, rippling in the breeze, are waiting to be harvested in a desert. "It used to be an arid desert here and the well-drilling teams have turned it into farmland," said Mohamed Gabar, a worker with the Owainat Water Well Project operated by ZPEC (China's Zhongman Petroleum and Natural Gas Group Corp., Ltd.) branch in Egypt. The project, located in southern desert of New Valley Governorate, is part of the country's efforts to accelerate its desert reclamation initiatives since 2015. At the project site, six towering rigs are drilling deep into the desert in search of groundwater. "There are six well-drilling teams, comprising over 130 employees from China and Egypt," said the project manager Zhao Baojiang. The rigs operate 24 hours a day, with workers rotating in two shifts, he introduced. In less than a year, more than 60 units of 450-

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A Farm In The Desert Of New Valley Governorate - Cairo

This photo taken on May 3, 2025 shows makeshift rooms for workers at the site of Owainat Water Well Project in the desert of New Valley Governorate, Egypt. Over 1,300 kilometers away from the capital Cairo, a sea of ripe wheat, rippling in the breeze, are waiting to be harvested in a desert. "It used to be an arid desert here and the well-drilling teams have turned it into farmland," said Mohamed Gabar, a worker with the Owainat Water Well Project operated by ZPEC (China's Zhongman Petroleum and Natural Gas Group Corp., Ltd.) branch in Egypt. The project, located in southern desert of New Valley Governorate, is part of the country's efforts to accelerate its desert reclamation initiatives since 2015. At the project site, six towering rigs are drilling deep into the desert in search of groundwater. "There are six well-drilling teams, comprising over 130 employees from China and Egypt," said the project manager Zhao Baojiang. The rigs operate 24 hours a day, with workers rotating in two shifts, he introduced. I

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A Farm In The Desert Of New Valley Governorate - Cairo

Li Chundi, chairman of ZPEC, tastes groundwater from a water well drilled by the ZPEC branch in Egypt in the desert of New Valley Governorate, Egypt, on May 3, 2025. Over 1,300 kilometers away from the capital Cairo, a sea of ripe wheat, rippling in the breeze, are waiting to be harvested in a desert. "It used to be an arid desert here and the well-drilling teams have turned it into farmland," said Mohamed Gabar, a worker with the Owainat Water Well Project operated by ZPEC (China's Zhongman Petroleum and Natural Gas Group Corp., Ltd.) branch in Egypt. The project, located in southern desert of New Valley Governorate, is part of the country's efforts to accelerate its desert reclamation initiatives since 2015. At the project site, six towering rigs are drilling deep into the desert in search of groundwater. "There are six well-drilling teams, comprising over 130 employees from China and Egypt," said the project manager Zhao Baojiang. The rigs operate 24 hours a day, with workers rotating in two shifts, he int

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A Farm In The Desert Of New Valley Governorate - Cairo

This photo taken on May 3, 2025 shows ripe wheat to be harvested at a farm in the desert of New Valley Governorate, Egypt. Over 1,300 kilometers away from the capital Cairo, a sea of ripe wheat, rippling in the breeze, are waiting to be harvested in a desert. "It used to be an arid desert here and the well-drilling teams have turned it into farmland," said Mohamed Gabar, a worker with the Owainat Water Well Project operated by ZPEC (China's Zhongman Petroleum and Natural Gas Group Corp., Ltd.) branch in Egypt. The project, located in southern desert of New Valley Governorate, is part of the country's efforts to accelerate its desert reclamation initiatives since 2015. At the project site, six towering rigs are drilling deep into the desert in search of groundwater. "There are six well-drilling teams, comprising over 130 employees from China and Egypt," said the project manager Zhao Baojiang. The rigs operate 24 hours a day, with workers rotating in two shifts, he introduced. In less than a year, more than 60

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Chinese well drilling firm helps turn Egypt's desert into green farmland

STORY: Chinese well drilling firm helps turn Egypt's desert into green farmland DATELINE: July 31, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:31 LOCATION: MINYA, Egypt CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): AARON BALDWIN, Agriculture general manager of Canal Sugar 2. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): ZHOU GUIQIANG, Tool pusher of ZPEC branch in Egypt 3. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): AARON BALDWIN, Agriculture general manager of Canal Sugar STORYLINE: With over 150 water wells drilled under the help of a Chinese firm, the desert west of southern Egypt's Minya province has turned into large pieces of beet fields, which feed a beet processing factory. Aaron Baldwin is the agriculture general manager of Canal Sugar, a 1-billion-U.S.-dollar joint venture between Egypt and the United Arab Emirates (UAE). SOUNDBITE 1 (English): AARON BALDWIN, Agriculture general manager of Canal Sugar "This will be our second year, and we've seen about a 50 percent increase over last year in yield. So we feel that we've got a very good model." The Canal

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EGYPT-MINYA-CHINA-DESERT-FARMING

(220720) -- MINYA, July 20, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Workers of the Chinese firm Zhongman Petroleum and Gas Group (ZPEC) drill a well for a beet plantation in a desert of Minya Province, Egypt on Nov. 12, 2018. TO GO WITH "Feature: Chinese well drilling firm helps turn Egypt's desert into green farmland" (ZPEC/Handout via Xinhua)

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EGYPT-MINYA-CHINA-DESERT-FARMING

(220720) -- MINYA, July 20, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Aerial photo shows a well drilling platform of the Chinese firm Zhongman Petroleum and Gas Group (ZPEC) at a beet plantation in a desert of Minya Province, Egypt on Feb. 2, 2021. TO GO WITH "Feature: Chinese well drilling firm helps turn Egypt's desert into green farmland" (ZPEC/Handout via Xinhua)

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EGYPT-MINYA-CHINA-DESERT-FARMING

(220720) -- MINYA, July 20, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Workers of the Chinese firm Zhongman Petroleum and Gas Group (ZPEC) drill a well for a beet plantation in a desert of Minya Province, Egypt on Aug. 24, 2016. TO GO WITH "Feature: Chinese well drilling firm helps turn Egypt's desert into green farmland" (ZPEC/Handout via Xinhua)

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EGYPT-MINYA-CHINA-DESERT-FARMING

(220720) -- MINYA, July 20, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo shows a well drilled by the Chinese firm Zhongman Petroleum and Gas Group (ZPEC) at a beet plantation in a desert of Minya Province, Egypt on July 11, 2022. TO GO WITH "Feature: Chinese well drilling firm helps turn Egypt's desert into green farmland" (Xinhua/Sui Xiankai)

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EGYPT-MINYA-CHINA-DESERT-FARMING

(220720) -- MINYA, July 20, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo shows a well drilling platform of the Chinese firm Zhongman Petroleum and Gas Group (ZPEC) at a beet plantation in a desert of Minya Province, Egypt on Feb. 2, 2021. TO GO WITH "Feature: Chinese well drilling firm helps turn Egypt's desert into green farmland" (ZPEC/Handout via Xinhua)

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Chinese firm drills deepwater wells for Egyptian village in Sahara Desert

STORY: Chinese firm drills deepwater wells for Egyptian village in Sahara Desert DATELINE: April 3, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:32 LOCATION: SIWA, Egypt CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. Drone view of the construction site of a deep-water well drilled by Chinese firm ZPEC in Egypt's Siwa Oasis 2. various of Malol village in Siwa Oasis 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): LI WEI, General manager of Zhongman Petroleum and Gas Group (ZPEC) branch in Egypt 4. various of workers at the construction site 5. SOUNDBITE 2 (Arabic): FAHMY ABDEL-HAMID, Project manager of ZPEC branch in Egypt 6. various of the construction site 7. SOUNDBITE 3 (Arabic): HASAN OSMAN, Villager in Malol 8. various of the construction site 9. SOUNDBITE 4 (English): ABOMOSALAM MOHAMED GOUDA EL-SAYED, Operation manager of ZPEC branch in Egypt STORYLINE: In a remote village in Egypt's Western Desert, a Chinese drilling company is digging deepwater wells for villagers, to bring them sustainable and sufficient access to drinking water. Malol village is located in Eg

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EGYPT-SIWA-DEEPWATER WELLS-CHINESE FIRM-DRILLING

(220403) -- SIWA, April 3, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Local villager Hasan Osman (2nd L) chats with workers at the drilling site of deepwater wells dug by the Chinese firm Zhongman Petroleum and Gas Group (ZPEC) in the Siwa Oasis, west of Cairo, Egypt, March 25, 2022. In a remote village in the Siwa Oasis of Egypt's Western Desert, part of the Sahara Desert, a Chinese drilling company, commissioned by the Egyptian authorities, is digging deepwater wells for the villagers in efforts to bring them sustainable and sufficient access to drinking water. TO GO WITH "Feature: Chinese firm drills deepwater wells for Egyptian village in Sahara Desert" (Xinhua/Sui Xiankai)

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EGYPT-SIWA-DEEPWATER WELLS-CHINESE FIRM-DRILLING

(220403) -- SIWA, April 3, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Aerial photo taken on March 25, 2022 shows the drilling site of deepwater wells dug by the Chinese firm Zhongman Petroleum and Gas Group (ZPEC) in the Siwa Oasis, west of Cairo, Egypt. In a remote village in the Siwa Oasis of Egypt's Western Desert, part of the Sahara Desert, a Chinese drilling company, commissioned by the Egyptian authorities, is digging deepwater wells for the villagers in efforts to bring them sustainable and sufficient access to drinking water. TO GO WITH "Feature: Chinese firm drills deepwater wells for Egyptian village in Sahara Desert" (Xinhua/Sui Xiankai)

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EGYPT-SIWA-DEEPWATER WELLS-CHINESE FIRM-DRILLING

(220403) -- SIWA, April 3, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Local children visit the drilling site of deepwater wells dug by the Chinese firm Zhongman Petroleum and Gas Group (ZPEC) in the Siwa Oasis, west of Cairo, Egypt, March 25, 2022. In a remote village in the Siwa Oasis of Egypt's Western Desert, part of the Sahara Desert, a Chinese drilling company, commissioned by the Egyptian authorities, is digging deepwater wells for the villagers in efforts to bring them sustainable and sufficient access to drinking water. TO GO WITH "Feature: Chinese firm drills deepwater wells for Egyptian village in Sahara Desert" (Xinhua/Sui Xiankai)

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EGYPT-SIWA-DEEPWATER WELLS-CHINESE FIRM-DRILLING

(220403) -- SIWA, April 3, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Li Wei (L), general manager of the ZPEC branch in Egypt, talks with workers at the drilling site of deepwater wells dug by the Chinese firm Zhongman Petroleum and Gas Group (ZPEC) in the Siwa Oasis, west of Cairo, Egypt, March 25, 2022. In a remote village in the Siwa Oasis of Egypt's Western Desert, part of the Sahara Desert, a Chinese drilling company, commissioned by the Egyptian authorities, is digging deepwater wells for the villagers in efforts to bring them sustainable and sufficient access to drinking water. TO GO WITH "Feature: Chinese firm drills deepwater wells for Egyptian village in Sahara Desert" (Xinhua/Sui Xiankai)

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EGYPT-SIWA-DEEPWATER WELLS-CHINESE FIRM-DRILLING

(220403) -- SIWA, April 3, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on March 25, 2022 shows the drilling site of deepwater wells dug by the Chinese firm Zhongman Petroleum and Gas Group (ZPEC) in the Siwa Oasis, west of Cairo, Egypt. In a remote village in the Siwa Oasis of Egypt's Western Desert, part of the Sahara Desert, a Chinese drilling company, commissioned by the Egyptian authorities, is digging deepwater wells for the villagers in efforts to bring them sustainable and sufficient access to drinking water. TO GO WITH "Feature: Chinese firm drills deepwater wells for Egyptian village in Sahara Desert" (Xinhua/Sui Xiankai)

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EGYPT-SIWA-DEEPWATER WELLS-CHINESE FIRM-DRILLING

(220403) -- SIWA, April 3, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Local villager Hasan Osman (2nd L) chats with workers at the drilling site of deepwater wells dug by the Chinese firm Zhongman Petroleum and Gas Group (ZPEC) in the Siwa Oasis, west of Cairo, Egypt, March 25, 2022. In a remote village in the Siwa Oasis of Egypt's Western Desert, part of the Sahara Desert, a Chinese drilling company, commissioned by the Egyptian authorities, is digging deepwater wells for the villagers in efforts to bring them sustainable and sufficient access to drinking water. TO GO WITH "Feature: Chinese firm drills deepwater wells for Egyptian village in Sahara Desert" (Xinhua/Sui Xiankai)

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EGYPT-SIWA-DEEPWATER WELLS-CHINESE FIRM-DRILLING

(220403) -- SIWA, April 3, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on March 25, 2022 shows the drilling site of deepwater wells dug by the Chinese firm Zhongman Petroleum and Gas Group (ZPEC) in the Siwa Oasis, west of Cairo, Egypt. In a remote village in the Siwa Oasis of Egypt's Western Desert, part of the Sahara Desert, a Chinese drilling company, commissioned by the Egyptian authorities, is digging deepwater wells for the villagers in efforts to bring them sustainable and sufficient access to drinking water. TO GO WITH "Feature: Chinese firm drills deepwater wells for Egyptian village in Sahara Desert" (Xinhua/Sui Xiankai)

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EGYPT-SIWA-DEEPWATER WELLS-CHINESE FIRM-DRILLING

(220403) -- SIWA, April 3, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Laborers work at the drilling site of deepwater wells dug by the Chinese firm Zhongman Petroleum and Gas Group (ZPEC) in the Siwa Oasis, west of Cairo, Egypt, March 25, 2022. In a remote village in the Siwa Oasis of Egypt's Western Desert, part of the Sahara Desert, a Chinese drilling company, commissioned by the Egyptian authorities, is digging deepwater wells for the villagers in efforts to bring them sustainable and sufficient access to drinking water. TO GO WITH "Feature: Chinese firm drills deepwater wells for Egyptian village in Sahara Desert" (Xinhua/Sui Xiankai)

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EGYPT-SIWA-DEEPWATER WELLS-CHINESE FIRM-DRILLING

(220403) -- SIWA, April 3, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Aerial photo taken on March 25, 2022 shows the drilling site of deepwater wells dug by the Chinese firm Zhongman Petroleum and Gas Group (ZPEC) in the Siwa Oasis, west of Cairo, Egypt. In a remote village in the Siwa Oasis of Egypt's Western Desert, part of the Sahara Desert, a Chinese drilling company, commissioned by the Egyptian authorities, is digging deepwater wells for the villagers in efforts to bring them sustainable and sufficient access to drinking water. TO GO WITH "Feature: Chinese firm drills deepwater wells for Egyptian village in Sahara Desert" (Xinhua/Sui Xiankai)