VOL. XL

No. 34

25-August-1997

EGYPT

1H 97 Oil Output Down 2%, Natural Gas Output Up 3.8%, Net Oil Trade Revenue Down15.8%

Egypt's oil, gas and condensate output fell marginally by 0.37% to 27,661,000 metrictons in the first half of 1997 from 27,764,000 tons in the corresponding period of 1996,according to a recent issue of al-Bitrul magazine published by the Egyptian GeneralPetroleum Corporation (EGPC) - see table below. The 1H 97 output figure comprises: (a)20,997,000 tons (about 839,880 b/d)...