“Egyptians Against Coal” Aims to Eliminate Coal Usage in Egypt by 2017

• Tuesday, 10th November 2015
• by Egypt Oil & Gas

An Egyptian environmental coalition named “Egyptians Against Coal” (EAC) released a statement today calling for the end of coal usage in Egypt by 2017. The grassroots movement objects to coal being used for industrial...

Suffering Factories to Receive 700 mscf of Gas This Month

• Sunday, 8th November 2015
• by Egypt Oil & Gas

Sources at EGAS told Egypt Oil & Gas that a decision was taken to pump 700 mscf of liquefied natural gas (LNG) to factories suffering from gas shortages. An agreement was reached with factory owners to solve the g...

Oil Ministry in Negotiations with IOCs for LNG

• Tuesday, 20th October 2015
• by Egypt Oil & Gas

A source at EGPC revealed to Egypt Oil & Gas that the Ministry of Petroleum is in negotiations with a number of foreign oil companies to buy their share of liquefied natural gas (LNG) to meet the growing needs of ...

South Valley Cement Invests EGP 200m to Shift to Coal

• Monday, 17th August 2015
• by Egypt Oil & Gas

South Valley Cement Company (SVCE) is currently installing a coal mill that is scheduled to be finished by mid-2016, said General Manager Ahmed Ibrahim to Amwal al Ghad. The cost of the mill is about EGP 200m ($25.5m)...

Industrial Sector Hit By Sudden Gas Shortfall

• Thursday, 28th May 2015
• by Egypt Oil & Gas

The Egyptian Natural Gas Holding Company (EGAS) has stopped pumping gas to 60% of Egypt’s high consumption gas factories. The stoppage is due to high temperatures, and power stations’ demands for gas exceeding 65% out...

Industry to Issue New Operating Licenses amidst Energy Crisis

• Monday, 6th April 2015
• by Egypt Oil & Gas

The Ministry of Industry and Foreign Trade announced yesterday that it is working on new regulations for issuance of operating licenses for the steel and cement industries. According to Daily News Egypt the Minister M...