petroleum
Oil exports increased by 8.9% to pay off debts
Business
August 14, 2012
Oil exports increased by 8.9% to pay off debts
Sources within the Petroleum Ministry said Monday that the ministry has increased exports of liquefied natural gas through the Damietta…
Authorities increase oil supply to meet summer demand
Egypt
July 3, 2012
Authorities increase oil supply to meet summer demand
The Egyptian General Petroleum Corporation is preparing for an increase in demand for oil during the summer months. EGPC head…
Govt asks for LE109 billion in subsidies for petroleum products
Egypt
April 21, 2012
Govt asks for LE109 billion in subsidies for petroleum products
The government will ask parliament to allocate LE108.9 billion or more in subsidies for petroleum products in the budget for…
EGPC delays naphtha shipments after fire at refinery
Business
April 19, 2012
EGPC delays naphtha shipments after fire at refinery
Egyptian General Petroleum Corporation (EGPC) has delayed naphtha shipments for April after a fire at its 146,300 barrels-per-day Nasr refinery…
Egyptian authorities put out Suez fire after four days
Egypt
April 17, 2012
Egyptian authorities put out Suez fire after four days
The Egyptian authorities on Tuesday said they put out the fire that broke out in the Nasr Petroleum Company in…
Suez schools evacuated as fire continues at Nasr Petroleum Company
Egypt
April 17, 2012
Suez schools evacuated as fire continues at Nasr Petroleum Company
Suez’s Taawoneyat Preparatory School and other schools were evacuated on the orders of school officials Tuesday, as a fire continues…
Suez oil blaze under control, preliminary losses estimated at millions
Egypt
April 15, 2012
Suez oil blaze under control, preliminary losses estimated at millions
A huge fire that erupted Saturday at an oil refinery in Suez has been controlled, said Lieutenant Captain Khaled Bahgat,…
Supply minister negotiating US$1 bn loan for wheat, petroleum products
Business
April 8, 2012
Supply minister negotiating US$1 bn loan for wheat, petroleum products
Egypt is currently negotiating with the Saudi Arabia-based Islamic Development Bank over a US$1 billion loan for wheat and petroleum…
One dead, four injured in fuel clashes
Egypt
March 30, 2012
One dead, four injured in fuel clashes
A man was killed and four others were injured Friday in clashes over scarce fuel outside a gas station in…
Official: Fuel crisis expected to continue until mid-May
Egypt
March 26, 2012
Official: Fuel crisis expected to continue until mid-May
The petroleum products shortage is expected to continue until 15 May, said an official at the Social Solidarity and Domestic…