VOL. XLII

No. 04

25-January-1999

EGYPT

Egypt To Develop Discovered Fields and Extend Gas Distribution Network In 1999

With a number of recent major gas discoveries in Egypt’s Nile Delta and in the offshore Mediterranean, the government has started seeking ways to maximize its gas resources in the country. Egypt’s Petroleum Minister, Dr. Hamdi al-Banbi, said that he has developed a strategy for 1999 to develop Egypt’s natural gas industry in order to attract...