Middle East Economic Survey

VOL. LIV

No 12

21-Mar-2011

EGYPT

Towards A New Egyptian Oil Policy After 25 January 2011

By Hussein Abdallah

Dr Abdallah is an energy consultant based in Cairo, Egypt.

What shouldthe new oil minister do after the 25 January revolution? Nothing more than make sound plans to confront the projected future and postpone the time when the oil and gas wells run dry. As he knows personally, the truth is that Egypt has become a net importer of oil and gas, since its...