Egypt to Increase Oil Output by 1.5%
The Egyptian Ministry of Petroleum and Mineral Resources plans to increase crude oil production by around 1.5% to meet its production target.
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The Egyptian Ministry of Petroleum and Mineral Resources plans to increase crude oil production by around 1.5% to meet its production target.
DEA Deutsche Erdoel AG announced a significant increase of production from its oil fields in the Gulf of Suez and from the Disouq gas fields in the Onshore Nile Delta.
The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC)'s oil production increased in January 2018, following an eight-month low, due to higher output from Saudi Arabia and Nigeria.
Egyptian output of petroleum products has increased by 6.3% in 13 fiscal years (FYs) to reach 28.9 million metric tons (MT) in FY 2015/2016, compared to 27.1 million MT in FY 2002/2003.
Egypt plans to be an electricity transfer and circulation regional hub in 2018, as the county will be able to export its surplus of electricity during 2018.
The Egyptian government is accelerating its efforts to lower natural-gas imports.