The ad hoc committee tasked with transforming Egypt into a regional hub for energy said on Wednesday that it would study the proposal of fueling ships with liquefied natural gas (LNG) after the World Maritime Organization asked for reducing the usage of diesel-solar fuel. During a meeting headed by Petroleum Minister Tarek al-Molla, the committee agreed on preparing a comprehensive study on the maximum utilization of LNG. Egypt has been making significant discoveries in the field of natural gas. In 2015, the country announced its discovery of the Zohr gas field, which the government claimed would double the country’s gas reserves. In 2018, Egypt also announced the discovery of the Noor gas field, the reserves of which are alleged to potentially exceed 90 trillion cubic feet – three times those of Zohr.

Source: Egypt Independent January 03, 2019 11:15 UTC