The Egyptian Ministry of Electricity and Renewable Energy estimated the amount of oil and gas it will need during summer 2017 at 4.1bcf/d of gas, 23,000 tons/d of mazut, and 3,000 tons/d of diesel.
The Egyptian Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources, Tarek El Molla, visited Port Said Governorate to inspect the work progress at Zohr field as a part of following up the new gas development project.