Weatherford Inaugurates New Kattameya Facility
Weatherford has inaugurated its new Kattameya facility and office space in Cairo in a ceremony that gathered the company’s top management and industry leaders.
News / Egypt
Petroleum Ministry Increases Petroleum Products in the Market
The Egyptian Ministry of Petroleum is preparing for Ramadan through increasing the petroleum products amounts pumped into the local market by 15% to 20%, while placing extensive monitoring on distribution from refineries to final distribution stations.
Egypt Diesel Consumption Increases by 10% YOY
Egypt’s diesel consumption increased by 10% YOY in February 2019, recording 1.118 million tons, compared to 1.016 million tons consumed in February 2018.
Petroleum Products Consumption Drops by 11.82% YOY
Egypt’s consumption of petroleum products decreased by around 11.82% year-on-year (YOY) in February 2019 to 2.365 million tons, compared to 2.682 million tons in the same month last year.
Egyptian Butane Imports Drop by 18.78% YOY
Egyptian butane imports decreased by 18.78% year-on-year (YOY), reaching 160,000 tons in February 2019, compared to the 197,000 imported in February 2018.
Egypt’s Natural Gas Production Increases by 24.16% YOY
Egypt’s natural gas output grew by 24.16% year-on-year (YOY), reaching 3.962 million tons in February 2019, up from 3.191 million tons produced in February 2018.
Egypt Invests EGP 6.5 B in Gas Transportation Networks
The total expanded pipelines reached 1.1 million kilometers (km).
Khalda Petroleum to Boost Daily Butane Output to 120 Tons
Khalda Petroleum Company plans to expand its butane production in 2020 to around 120 tons per day.
ANOPC Establishes $1.9 B Refining Project
The project will receive 2.5 million tons of Mazut a year from ASORC to produce 1.6 million tons of diesel, 402,000 tons of high-octane gasoline, and 101,000 tons of butane, in addition to 330,000 tons of sulfur.
ASORC Establishes $450 million High-Octane Gasoline Project
The project will have 660,000 tons annual production capacity, divided into 650,000 tons of gasoline, in addition to quantities of butane and hydrogen.
