Ministry of Petroleum and Mineral Resources spokesperson Hamdy Abdel-Aziz said a vessel carrying a liquefied natural gas (LNG) shipment has arrived at the Ain Sokhna port. Egypt energy crisis: Shops to close earlier as loadshedding is extendedThe government announced recently that Egypt will import mazut and natural gas shipments valued at around $1.18 billion. According to the government, the gas supply interruption was caused by an unmentioned neighbouring country. The government also reduced the natural gas supply to fertiliser companies. Local media reported that last week, four of Egypt’s fertiliser manufacturers temporarily halted operations because of the gas supply shortage.
