he Egyptian Cabinet and Parliament approved the signing of contracts with US Apache, APEX International Energy, and Royal Dutch Shell, as the companies won five concession areas in the Western Desert.
The Egyptian General Petroleum Corporation (EGPC) is planning to launch an oil and gas exploration tender before the end of 2017, Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources.
Egypt imports more than 180,000 of butane on a monthly basis to cover citizens' demands and the demands of sectors using butane, such as farms and bakeries, the Head of EGPC stated.