The Egyptian Cabinet is considering the usage of coal usage a fuel alternative to natural gas in fertilizers and cement factories starting January 2017.
Egyptian Minister of Petroleum, Tarek El Molla, met with Spanish Ambassador to Egypt, Arturo Affilio, to discussed mutual cooperation between the two countries.
The Egyptian Ministry of Petroleum currently owes Royal Dutch Shell $1.3b, up from $1.1b in July. These amounts are owed against the ministry's purchases of Shell's production from Rasheed Concession and British Gas (BG)'s Burullus concession.
The Egyptian Minister of Petroleum, Tarek El Molla, met with his Saudi counterpart, Khalid Al Falih, to discuss methods of mutual cooperation between the two countries.
Independent Resources Egypt Ltd (IRE) agreed to pay $200,000 to TransGlobe Petroleum International as a full and final settlement of a US$2.5mln loan note.