Egyptian natural gas production increased by 19.4% year-on-year (YOY) to reach 3.805 million tons in June 2018, compared to 3.187 million tons in June 2017, Egypt Oil & Gas reports.

Statistics published by the Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics (CAPMAS) reveal that Egypt’s consumption of natural gas increased by 7.4% between June 2017 and June 2018, rising from 3.688 million tons to 3.961 million tons.

Monthly figures show that Egypt’s gas production declined by 2% between May and June 2018, while consumption rose by 1.4% to 3.9 million tons of natural gas in May 2018.