butane gas
Butane gas arrives from Saudi Arabia
Egypt
March 27, 2012
Butane gas arrives from Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia has provided Egypt with 6,400 tons of butane gas in an attempt to ease the fuel shortage in…
Fuel shortage threatens subsidized bread, official says
Egypt
February 6, 2012
Fuel shortage threatens subsidized bread, official says
An ongoing fuel and butane gas shortage is threatening the production of subsidized bread in Cairo and in several Egyptian…
Govt accuses ‘interest groups’ of causing butane shortage
Egypt
January 24, 2012
Govt accuses ‘interest groups’ of causing butane shortage
The government is fighting a battle against “interest groups” in order to supply citizens with butane gas, Egyptian Minister of…
Algeria to double butane gas exports to Egypt
Egypt
January 17, 2012
Algeria to double butane gas exports to Egypt
Algeria will double its butane gas exports to Egypt, Algerian Energy Minister Youssef Youssefy said Tuesday during a meeting with…
Assiut protestors boycott elections over gas cylinder shortage
Egypt
January 10, 2012
Assiut protestors boycott elections over gas cylinder shortage
The ongoing butane cylinder crisis escalated to clashes involving firearms in Ismailia and a boycott of elections in Assiut on…
Officials pledge to end butane shortage
Business
December 10, 2011
Officials pledge to end butane shortage
Officials on Saturday said that the current shortage of the butane gas cylinders is being addressed government measures to provide…
Egypt inflation rises to 9.1 percent in November
Business
December 10, 2011
Egypt inflation rises to 9.1 percent in November
Egypt’s inflation accelerated on rising food prices in November to reach an annual rate of 9.1 from 7.1 percent in…
Gas cylinder stock is sufficient, says government
Egypt
November 10, 2011
Gas cylinder stock is sufficient, says government
An official from the Ministry of Solidarity and Social Justice said on Thursday that the government is supplying a sufficient…
Govt to distribute food aid ahead of Eid
Egypt
November 3, 2011
Govt to distribute food aid ahead of Eid
The cabinet examined ways to distribute butane gas cylinders and food to curb price increases before the Eid holiday next…
Egypt considers importing butane from Iran, Algeria
Business
May 22, 2011
Egypt considers importing butane from Iran, Algeria
To offset the mounting shortage of butane gas, Egypt's General Petroleum Corporation is mulling whether to import the natural resource…