butane | Egypt Oil & Gas - Part 11
Iran Produces New Rare Gas Product Pentane
Iran has produced a new strategic and rare gas product called pentane, as the first country in the MENA region, having developed the new technology, Iranian Offshore Oil Company (IOOC) announced according to the Fars ...
Additional 400,000 Units to be Connected to Gas Grid by March
The Egyptian government has set plans to connect the national gas grid to an additional 400 thousand units by the third quarter of the current 2015/2016 fiscal year. The plans will be funded by the world bank’s ...
Supplying Gas to 1.6m Households Aids Egyptian Budget
The EGPC is developing plans to connect homes in all provinces, delivering gas to 1.6m residential units, beginning with the slum areas during 2016, a source at EGPC told Egypt Oil and Gas. The source explained that f... EGPC Boosts LPG Cylinders Supply to 1.23m/d
EGPC raised its LPG cylinders supply to local market to 1.23m cylinders a day, compared to the 1.1m during the summer months, Adel Al Shuwaikh, Chairman of the Petroleum Gas Company (PETROGAS) told Al-Mal . He also r...
Butagasco to Receive Greater LPG Share
The Egyptian government’s Butane Quartet Committee has decided to allocate Butagasco a larger share of LPG cylinders sales, rising from 12% to 24%, reports Egypt Oil & Gas. A press release explained that thi...
Nigerian Christmas Tragedy: 100 Burnt to Death in Gas Explosion
A huge explosion at a butane gas depot in the industrial town of Nnewi, Anambra State, south-eastern Nigeria, on December 24th, has left ‘tens’ of people dead, Nigeria’s President, Muhammadu Buhari s... Egypt to Receive $187.5m from Kuwait for Butane Imports
Kuwait has granted Egypt a $187.5m loan to import butane in line with the 2009 and 2012 agreements that have been activated only now, Al-Mal reports. The reasons for this delay remain unknown. Egypt generally faces b...
Government to Test LPG Card System
The government of Egypt is interested in implementing an LPG card system to help tackle black market, Egypt Oil & Gas reported. Source at EGPC confirmed that Sherif Ismail, Egyptian Prime Minister, has ordered the...
