Methanex Egypt Celebrates the Second Round of “Rowad Domiat” Competition
The final round of “Rowad Domiat” competition, sponsored by Methanex Egypt in partnership with the International Labor Organization (ILO) and in cooperation with the Damietta Governorate, was held in Damietta . Twenty-six ideas and projects competed in the event, with nine receiving awards for Best Idea, Best Startup, and Best Existing Business. In the Best […]
Egypt exported 30 LNG shipments from Damietta, Idku plants in Q1 2021
Some 30 shipments of liquefied natural gas were reportedly exported from Egypt’s Damietta and Idku liquefaction plants in 1Q2021, with more in the pipeline during April, unnamed industry sources said. Previous press reports had indicated 25 LNG shipments were exported through the Idku terminal alone in the first three months of 2021, suggesting the remaining […]
First LNG cargo to Europe delivered from Egypt’s Damietta plant
Cargo shipped to Belgium’s Zeebrugge terminal: cFlow Exports from Damietta facility resumed in February Three cargoes loaded from 5 million mt/year plant An LNG cargo from Egypt’s Damietta export facility arrived March 21 into the Belgian import terminal at Zeebrugge, the first cargo to be sent to Europe from Damietta since it resumed operations in […]
Eni closes deal with its partners for the restart of Damietta LNG plant
Eni closes agreement with partners for restart of Damietta liquefied natural gas plant in Egypt and amicable settlement of Union Fenosa Gas disputes. Eni announced today that it has closed the agreement signed last December with the Arab Republic of Egypt (ARE), the Egyptian General Petroleum Corporation (EGPC), the Egyptian Natural Gas Holding Company (EGAS) […]
New ownership agreement for Damietta LNG plant to be signed next month
Dispute that put Damietta LNG in a coma to end next month: It seems possible that the plant will be making regular scheduled shipments starting from next month, as a final agreement to establish a new ownership structure for the Damietta LNG plant is due to be finalized on 15 March, Oil Ministry spokesperson Hamdy […]
Damietta LNG plant restarts production, first cargo lifted – Eni
The first LNG cargo from the Damietta liquefaction plant in Egypt was successfully produced and lifted. This is the first LNG cargo produced by the terminal after it was shut down in 2012. Such event represents an important milestone in the process to complete the agreement reached on December 1st 2020 aimed at settling all […]
Egypt to reopen LNG plant in push to be major European supplier – Bloomberg
LNG capacity will be 12.5 million tons a year, says minister. Nation looking to become a major supplier of LNG to Europe. Egypt is set to boost exports of liquefied natural gas by restarting one of its two production plants. The Damietta facility, which has been idled for eight years, will reopen by the end […]
Damietta LNG plant to restart with first cargo in February – S&P Global Platts
Egyptian LNG exports remain strong as Damietta LNG prepares to restart Seven cargoes shipped from Idku so far in January 17 LNG cargoes shipped in Q4 as prices rose Damietta LNG seen loading first cargo on Feb 14 Egyptian LNG exports from the Shell-operated Idku plant — for now the country’s only operational LNG facility […]
Egyptian LNG exports soar on back of rising LNG spot price – S&P Global Platts
Nine cargoes shipped from Shell facility since late-October Exports had dried up in March on low prices before rally JKM Asian LNG spot price trading at $10.05/MMBtu Egyptian LNG exports from the Shell-operated Idku plant — the country’s only operational LNG facility — have been coming thick and fast in recent weeks following a sustained […]