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Shell Names Wael Sawan as Head of Gas and Renewables

The logo of a Shell gas station is pictured in Ulm, Germany, April 6, 2017. REUTERS/Michaela Rehle
The logo of a Shell gas station is pictured in Ulm, Germany, April 6, 2017. REUTERS/Michaela Rehle
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Shell Names Wael Sawan as Head of Gas and Renewables

The logo of a Shell gas station is pictured in Ulm, Germany, April 6, 2017. REUTERS/Michaela Rehle
The logo of a Shell gas station is pictured in Ulm, Germany, April 6, 2017. REUTERS/Michaela Rehle

Royal Dutch Shell has appointed Wael Sawan as head of its integrated gas and renewables division, replacing Maarten Wetselaar who will leave the energy company after 25 years.

Sawan, 47, currently heads Shell's oil and gas production, or upstream, division.

Sawan is a Canadian citizen of Lebanese origin. He will be replaced by Zoë Yujnovich, 46, who currently heads conventional oil and gas operations, Shell said in a statement.

Both appointments are effective Oct. 25.

Wetselaar will become the chief executive of Spanish oil company Cepsa starting Jan. 1, 2022, Shell said.

"I am also immensely grateful to Maarten for his outstanding contribution to Shell and our customers, for his vision and drive in shaping a world-class LNG portfolio, and for laying the foundations of our power and renewable solutions business," CEO Ben van Beurden said in a statement.

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Egypt Procures Nearly 4 Million Tons of Wheat this Season

FILE PHOTO: Two samples of wheat exposed to different levels of Ozone are seen at the UK Center for Ecology and Hydrology research site near Bangor, Britain, July 20, 2022. REUTERS/Phil Noble/File Photo
FILE PHOTO: Two samples of wheat exposed to different levels of Ozone are seen at the UK Center for Ecology and Hydrology research site near Bangor, Britain, July 20, 2022. REUTERS/Phil Noble/File Photo
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Egypt Procures Nearly 4 Million Tons of Wheat this Season

FILE PHOTO: Two samples of wheat exposed to different levels of Ozone are seen at the UK Center for Ecology and Hydrology research site near Bangor, Britain, July 20, 2022. REUTERS/Phil Noble/File Photo
FILE PHOTO: Two samples of wheat exposed to different levels of Ozone are seen at the UK Center for Ecology and Hydrology research site near Bangor, Britain, July 20, 2022. REUTERS/Phil Noble/File Photo

Egypt's government, often the world's top wheat importer, procured nearly 4 million metric tons of wheat during the now ended local harvest, an official told Reuters on Monday.

Government purchases of the 2025 harvest rose by more than half a million tons from last year when it procured 3.43 million tons, said Ahmad Idam, head of the services sector at the ministry of agriculture.

The government had aimed to procure between 4 million and 5 million tons of wheat from the local harvest, which it estimated at a total of around 10 million tons. The season started mid-April and ran through mid-August.

Egypt typically supplements its domestic harvest with about 5 million tons of imports annually to support its strategic reserves and subsidized bread system.