Egyptian Butane Imports Increase by 10.58% YOY
Egyptian butane imports grew by 10.58% YOY, reaching 302,000 tons in March 2019, compared to the 273,100 imported in March 2018.
Egyptian butane imports grew by 10.58% YOY, reaching 302,000 tons in March 2019, compared to the 273,100 imported in March 2018.
Egypt's petroleum products' consumption dropped by around 3.69% YOY in March 2019 to 2.711 million tons, compared to 2.815 million tons in the same month last year.
Egypt’s natural gas production increased by 28.75% YOY, reaching 4.425 million tons in March 2019, up from 3.437 million tons produced in March 2018.
EGAS expects the country's natural gas consumption to grow by 12.3%, reaching 7.3 bcf/d in FY 2019/20.
Egypt’s electricity production increased by 13.53%, recording 15.1 MWh in January 2019, compared to 13.3 MWh in January 2018.
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.
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 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 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.
The consumption of electricity-generating plants increased gradually to reach the current 3.4 bcf/d, compared to 3.3 bcf/d consumed in March.