Egypt Receives First of 21 LNG Shipments
Ministry of Petroleum and Mineral Resources’ Spokesperson Hamdi Abdel Aziz has stated that Egypt’s natural gas production currently amounts to 5.7 billion cubic feet per day (bcf/d), Sky News Arabia reported.
Abdel Aziz added that the country has agreed on 21 shipments of liquefied natural gas (LNG) that will arrive in Egypt during the summer, in addition to other quantities and shipments of diesel.
Additionally, Abdel Aziz stated that the first gas shipment arrived on Monday July 1st, and is currently being unloaded to be injected into the national gas network.
By the third week of July, things will be in order and the national gas network’s stock will be sufficient, Abdel Aziz noted.