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Egypt halts gas imports after final shipments arrived
Egypt will stop importing natural gas after its final liquefied shipments arrived last week, Petroleum Minister Tarek El Molla said. Earlier this year El Molla said Egypt would stop importing LNG by the end of the 2017-2018 fiscal year as it speeds up production at recently discovered gas fields.
“With the last liquefied natural gas shipments to Egypt last week, we announce a halt on gas imports,” El Molla said. He did not provide details on the number of shipments Egypt had received this year.
Egypt aims to be a regional hub for the trade of LNG after a string of major discoveries in recent years, including the giant Zohr offshore gas field which holds an estimated 30 trillion cubic feet of gas. The country’s production of natural gas this month reached 6.6 bcfd, compared with 6 bcfd in July. Production has been growing steadily since the field began operating in December.
EL Molla said in January the country would save $250 million per month by no longer importing LNG.
REUTERS reporting by Ahmed Ismail, writing by Amina Ismail; Editing by Janet Lawrence
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