VOL. XLV

No 10

11-March-2002

EGYPT

Fahmy Outlines Gas Sector Plans As Export ProjectsMove Ahead

MEES MediterraneanEditor Bill Farren-Price reports from MEEDs Mediterranean Gas Congress held on 26-27 February inCairo.

In his keynote speechto MEEDs Mediterranean Gas Congress in Cairo,Egyptian Minister of Petroleum Sameh Fahmy noted the substantial progress made in gasexploration and development, with gas reserves rising from 12 trillion cubicfeet (TCF) in 1990 to 55 TCF in 2001 and production...