Egypt has spent EGP 126.3bn on oil products subsidies during the fiscal year (FY) 2013/2014, according to a US Energy Information Administration (EIA) report on Egypt’s energy released in June.
Egypt's President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi asked his government on Saturday to consider postponing a smart card system for subsidized fuel which was due to come into effect in two days, state media said
the Minister of Petroleum appealed to the Council of Ministers to save EGPC from its financial troubles, represented as they are by a high ceiling of the debt, in addition to its inability to collect its dues from government agencies.
Banque Misr will provide an EGP 1.75bn share in the loan coordinated for the Egyptian Electricity Holding Company (EEHC), according to Banque Misr Chairman Mohamed El-Etreby.
German company DEA plans to invest about $274m during the coming fiscal year to increase oil and gas production rates from its concessions in the Gulf of Suez and Kafr el-Sheikh.
The petroleum sector is currently implementing projects worth $9.4 billion, in addition to projects that have been completed, Egypt's petroleum minister said on Monday.