Egypt Invests EGP 6.5 B in Gas Transportation Networks
The total expanded pipelines reached 1.1 million kilometers (km).
The total expanded pipelines reached 1.1 million kilometers (km).
The North African country currently produces around 6.8 billion cubic feet per day (bcf/d) of natural gas, and targets to reach 7.6 bcf/d by the end of 2019 and 8 bcf/d by H1 2020.
Cooperation between the East Mediterranean Gas Transmission Network Operators (MEDGIO) country members is set to enable the sustainable development strategy by securing energy demands with renewable energy.
The country has linked a total of 9.6 million households to the national gas grid so far since the project's initiation to the beginning of 2019.
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.
Egypt's natural gas production increased by around 300 mmscf/d, reaching around 6.9 bcf/d.
The Cypriot House of Representatives approved the agreement between Egypt and Cyprus to establish a natural gas subsea pipeline between the two countries.
Eni has started implementing the seventh natural gas processing plant at Zohr field with a capacity of 400 million standard cubic feet per day (mmscf/d) of natural gas.
Egyptian Minister of Petroleum, Tarek El Molla, and Jordan's Energy Minister, Hala Zawati, launched a natural gas development project in the main compressor station in Aqaba City to enable natural gas trade betwee ...
The country plans to boost the number of linked houses to a total of 10 million households by the end of June 2019.