Egyptian Minister Calls Pumping NG into Upper Egypt

Petroleum Minister Osama Kamal called for providing more houses in Upper Egypt with natural gas to reduce the consumption of butane cylinders.

During a general assembly meeting of the "Ganoub El Wadi" Petroleum Holding Company on Sunday, Kamal called for increasing work to encourage more vehicles to use natural gas instead of diesel fuel.

The minister pointed out that more prospection for gas in Upper Egypt will increase agreements for more reserves of Egypt natural resources