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Del Pino met with Russian Energy Minister Alexander Novak in Moscow Monday before traveling to Qatar, Iran and Saudi Arabia.
US authorities said three new cases had been reported in New York City, bringing to 31 in the country.
Wall Street had been hoping for a firm tone from the FOMC ruling out a rate hike in March.
Considerable downside risks will likely persist in commodity prices for the next two years, the World Bank warns.
Last week's two-day rally has been effectively erased as oil worries impact global markets.
Talk of stimulus in China, Europe and Japan, and an oil rally push markets up again.
Low oil prices and demand indicate the global economy is weak in 2016.
Egypt hopes to get Chinese loan agreements and investments in a number of sectors.