VOL. XLIII

No. 23

5-June-2000

EGYPT

Egyptian Oil Production Falls As Gas Production Rises In 1999

Egyptian oil, condensate and natural gas output rose slightly in 1999, averaging 55.556mn tons compared to 53.968mn tons in 1998, according to the Egyptian General Petroleum Corporation (EGPC) magazine al-Bitrul. Crude oil production continued the downward trend of recent years, falling to 39.383mn tons (787,660 b/d) compared to 40.286mn tons (805,720 b/d) in 1998. Natural gas production rose some...