VOL. XLI

No. 17

27-April-1998

EGYPT

BG Group Wins Franchise To Develop Upper Egypt Gas Market

BG plc and its partners on 18 April signed a franchise agreement in Cairo with the Egyptian General Petroleum Corporation (EGPC) for the exclusive right to develop the gas market in Upper Egypt, involving a major extension to the Egyptian gas transmission and distribution system, according to an announcement by BG in London on 20 April. This is in line with EGPC's policy of involving...