FAQ

StratoChem maintains a modern, up­-to-­date, two-­storey lab complex in Maadi, a prosperous Cairo suburb known for its expat population. Our facilities comprise six distinct laboratories specializing in sample cleaning, rock, gas, and oil analyses, and kerogen and petrographic studies. Moreover, StratoChem boasts an active research and education program that works to expand the frontiers of geochemistry and educate the next generation of geoscientists.

StratoChem employs a highly experienced staff of scientists with decades of experience and wide­-ranging expertise. We maintain a multi­disciplinary team of geologists, geochemists, engineers, geophysicists, petrographers, programmers, and basin modelers, trained in some of the foremost geoscientific institutions in the world. StratoChem also partners with scientists and consultancies around the world to better serve our clients and expand our base of services.

StratoChem strives to maintain the most up­to­date possible instruments for its analyses, and we are constantly expanding the services we offer. For information on the instruments used for specific procedures, please contact Hunter Eden .

StratoChem’s scientific team are highly educated professionals who are thoroughly trained in the proper, safe, and responsible use of our instruments. All relevant best practices are rigorously followed, and reviews of health and safety are conducted every week.

StratoChem uses DHL for shipping. Most samples arrive a few days after being sent, and most screening analyses take a week or less. Our clients regularly ship samples on a Thursday and have their data in hand by the very next Monday.

StratoChem pays all shipping costs and handles all logistics.

Yes. All procedures are performed in our Cairo lab, a two­building facility containing top­quality instrumentation for the analysis of rock, oil, and gas samples. All our analyses are handled by highly­trained geoscientists with backgrounds in disciplines as diverse as geology, geochemistry, reservoir engineering, basin modeling, organic petrology, and palynology.

The cost of doing business in Egypt is lower, meaning that we can provide a high­quality laboratory with well­compensated staff, rapid turnaround, and paid shipping for a fraction of the cost that would have to be paid elsewhere. With our well­honed system of logistics, we can provide you faster service than the lab down the street­­for less.

Egypt is by far one of the most stable parts of the Middle East, and the local political situation has calmed down a great deal since 2013. Moreover, StratoChem has never suffered a service interruption at any point in its career, whether due to political unrest or for any other reason

Yes. We are privately owned and operated by Tarek El­Azhary our General Manager. StratoChem’s employees come from all over the world.

If you’re in Cairo, we hope you will! StratoChem is always happy to offer tours to interested visitors. Contact Marketing Manager Hunter C. Eden for more information

From our monthly EEEX talks in Cairo to industry parties in Houston, Denver, and elsewhere, to lectures around the world, StratoChem is an active participant in the industry. For upcoming StratoChem events in your area, check our newsletter, calendar, or contact Marketing Manager Hunter C. Eden.

StratoChem’s scientists present posters and papers at conventions around the world. For future StratoChem scientific events, check our newsletter [LINK] or contact Marketing Manager Hunter C. Eden.