Ministry of Petroleum Archives - Page 3 of 3

Financial results reflect company’s success in boosting business volume after two years of declining profits in 2011 and 2012, Ministry of Petroleum reports

Petroleum Ministry responds to reduction of natural gas supply to cement factories

Ministry says 77% of natural gas and diesel supply were delivered to cement factories in January and February

Dana Gas upgrades Egyptian plant to increase production

Improvements will boost output by 25%

Fuel shortage to blame for electricity blackouts: Ministry of Electricity

To address ongoing fuel shortages, the Ministry of Electricity says the country needs to turn to diesel or start importing natural gas

EGAS reduces gas supplies to cement factories

Titan Cement Company vice president says reduction of gas caused 50% decrease in cement production

Natural gas delivery to homes registers a 30 years high

Chairman of EGAS attributes this increase to the accessibility of funding

Ismail inaugurates a project to supply Hurghada power station

Hurghada power station was converted to work with natural gas instead of subsidised diesel.

Petroleum Ministry signs agreement to explore oil in Gulf of Suez

The contract was signed with RWE and Dove Energy oil companies with a minimum of $22.5m in investments

Petroleum ministry kicks off experimental stage of smartcard programme

Mobil and Shell fuel stations nationwide equipped with experimental smartcards to test efficacy of system

Breakthrough in butane cylinder shortage on new shipments: Government official

Shipments of 48,000 tonnes of butane gas arrived last week

Minister of Petroleum signs nine agreements with $470m in investments

Agreements are the first to be signed since 2010

Second stage of smartcard programme in the works: petroleum minister

Second stage implementation will follow delivery of smartcards to citizens and data entry

Petroleum ministry denies fuel shortage

EGPC says consumption currently 10-20% above normal levels; Prime Minister Qandil blames smuggling

Government eliminates subsidised energy for paper and glass industries

Industries no longer considered energy intensive, says government

Petroleum ministry halves supply of natural gas to cement factories

Ministry held meeting with factory heads on Sunday to announce decision

Iraq to supply Egypt with 4 million barrels of oil monthly

The agreement will also supply Egypt with 4,000 tonnes of diesel per day

Daily News Egypt

March 6, 2013

$Egypt has suffered from diesel shortages over the last two years, and the government has recently announced fuel prices hike for some industrial factories. (AFP\Photo)$

Thirty-three thousand tonnes of diesel arrive in Alexandria

Ministry of Petroleum takes measures to combat smuggling

The diesel crisis: Petroleum minister’s words versus reality

Crisis due to high levels of smuggling and not a shortage in supplies, says Osama Kamal

Ministry of Petroleum tries to rein in Egypt’s diesel crisis

The Diesel crisis is worst in Upper Egypt where the country’s bakery owners contributed to making matters worse by queuing up for diesel fuel, instead of using stockpiles they are legally obliged to maintain.