ministry of petroleum
Suez Canal revenues down 5.3% in 2015: chief
Business
January 13, 2016
Suez Canal revenues down 5.3% in 2015: chief
Egypt’s Suez Canal revenues dropped by 5.3 percent in 2015 to US$5,175 billion, down from US$5,465 billion, Suez Canal Authority…
Petroleum workers association in solidarity with striking gas sector
Egypt
April 15, 2015
Petroleum workers association in solidarity with striking gas sector
An association of petroleum workers has voiced their solidarity with the striking workers of the Egyptian state gas company, who…
Egypt to import Libya oil, pay down energy debt
Business
March 27, 2013
Egypt to import Libya oil, pay down energy debt
Egypt will import 900,000 barrels of oil a month from Libya starting in April and is paying off some of…
Any oil to spare? Throw it in the Nile, no one will notice or care
Environment
February 21, 2013
Any oil to spare? Throw it in the Nile, no one will notice or care
A five-kilometer-long oil spill was discovered near Edfu, a town north of Aswan, in October. Aside from the usual environmental…
Official: Funds allocated to diesel subsidies have run out
Business
February 15, 2013
Official: Funds allocated to diesel subsidies have run out
The Finance Ministry has said that funds allocated by the government for diesel fuel subsidies have run out for the…
Oil subsidy reform still under review, says minister
Egypt
October 3, 2012
Oil subsidy reform still under review, says minister
Egypt is holding off on reform of its costly state energy subsidy regime until it completes more studies and holds…
Former petroleum minister sentenced to prison challenges verdict
Egypt
August 11, 2012
Former petroleum minister sentenced to prison challenges verdict
Gameel Saeed, a lawyer for Former Petroleum Minister Sameh Fahmy, challenged the verdict against his client at the Court…
Butane crisis persists despite govt assaurances
Egypt
January 30, 2012
Butane crisis persists despite govt assaurances
Egypt's ongoing fuel crisis remains under control, Minister of Supply and Internal Trade, Gouda Abdel Khaleq, said on Monday. His…
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…
Egypt finalizing plan to raise gas export prices
Egypt
January 3, 2012
Egypt finalizing plan to raise gas export prices
Egypt is putting the final touches to a new deal on Egyptian natural gas exports to Israel, including a large…