VOL. XLI

No. 08

23-February-1998

EGYPT

1997 IDSC Figures On Egyptian Energy Sector And Suez Canal

Egyptian crude oil production amounted to 41,989,000 metric tons (about 839,780 b/d) in1997, according to figures compiled by MEES from the monthly bulletins of theEgyptian Cabinet's Information and Decision Support Center (IDSC). This is 2.39% lowerthan the 1996 figure of 43,017,000 tons (about 860,340 b/d). According to IDSC, oilconsumption in 1997 amounted to 23,380,000 tons, down 0.64% from...