VOL. XXXIV

NO. 32

13-MAY-1991

Egypt

Egypt Adjusts Price of Natural Gas for Domestic Use

Concomitant with the increase in oil product prices introduced on 3 May(MEES, 6 May), Egypt has adjusted the price of natural gas piped to homes fordomestic consumption. Announcing the adjustment, Egyptian Oil Minister Abd El-HadyKandil said that it places no hardship on low-income groups. Thus the price percubic meter for the first 30 cu. ms. of consumption a month is set at 10piasters (about 3.06 cents at the...