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Egypt To Resume LNG Exports By October

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Egypt is targeting a resumption of LNG exports by October at the start of autumn, amid available excess quantities in winter, as most of Egypt’s natural gas production in summer is consumed domestically, petroleum minister Tarek El Molla said.

  • Last year’s summer exports increased because the government switched from using natural gas in power stations to mazut fuel oil in order to bank on the higher natural gas prices.
  • “We exported more gas because we relied more on fuel oil which last year was cheaper than natural gas so I’d import mazut and export natural gas,” said El Molla. “Today it’s the opposite.”
  • Egypt had not exported any LNG in June because of seasonal factors, while one shipment was expected in July, the minister.

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