VOL. XXXVIII

NO. 17

23-JANUARY-1995

Egypt

Banbi Says Egypt's Gas Production Capacity Will Double By Year 2005

Egypt'sgas production capacity, now standing at about 1.4bn cubic feet daily (cfd), isslated to rise to 2.2bn cfd by the year 2000 and to 3.0bn cfd by 2005, accordingto Egyptian Oil Minister Hamdi al-Banbi who is quoted by the Cairo daily al-Ahramof 15 January as saying that the anticipated increase will come from thedevelopment of gas reserves discovered in the Nile Delta, Mediterranean...