diesel
Ministry: Fuel crisis almost entirely resolved
Egypt
July 7, 2013
Ministry: Fuel crisis almost entirely resolved
The gasoline crisis that recently rocked the nation has been “90 percent resolved,” Magdy Wasfy, General Director of Subsidy Affairs…
Diplomat: Egypt’s subsidized diesel being smuggled to Jordan
Egypt
June 1, 2013
Diplomat: Egypt’s subsidized diesel being smuggled to Jordan
Traffickers use trucks to smuggle around 18 million liters of subsidized diesel a year from Egypt to Jordan, an Egyptian…
Contractors blame Petroleum Ministry for fuel shortages, project delays
Business
March 28, 2013
Contractors blame Petroleum Ministry for fuel shortages, project delays
The Contractors Union has demanded the Petroleum Ministry allocate a share of diesel to contractors to ensure that they are…
Govt investigating how to continue funding energy subsidies
Business
March 14, 2013
Govt investigating how to continue funding energy subsidies
Finance Ministry officials and representatives from the General Petroleum Corporation are currently discussing the amount of funding required to continue…
Diesel supplies raised to face crisis, says supply ministry spokesperson
Business
March 11, 2013
Diesel supplies raised to face crisis, says supply ministry spokesperson
The Supply and Petroleum Ministries have agreed to raise the daily amount of diesel delivered to the market from 32,000…
Lack of security, monitoring to blame for fuel shortage: Minister
Egypt
March 11, 2013
Lack of security, monitoring to blame for fuel shortage: Minister
Minister of Petroleum Osama Kamal attributed the current diesel fuel crisis to the lack of monitoring and security as well…
Microbus drivers block Ring Road
Egypt
March 10, 2013
Microbus drivers block Ring Road
Dozens of Microbus drivers continued to block a portion of the Ring Road in Maadi Sunday morning, protesting diesel shortages…
More diesel shortages, official predicts
Egypt
March 4, 2013
More diesel shortages, official predicts
Diesel shortages may grow more severe in March as import allocations fall short, an official source at the Egyptian General…
Tourism union speaks out against fuel subsidy removal plan
Egypt
January 23, 2013
Tourism union speaks out against fuel subsidy removal plan
The government decision this week to remove subsidies on diesel designated for the tourism sector is a disaster, Khaled al-Mennawy,…