The Chairman of the Egyptian Natural Gas Holding Company (EGAS), Mohamed El Masry stated that Egypt has reached an agreement to import between 43 and 45 cargoes of liquefied natural gas (LNG) from Oman, Russia, and France from March through to the end of 2017.

Iran and China have agreed on a new arrangement for crude oil payments under which Beijing will reimburse part of the money owed to Tehran in cash,