Qatar will send five free-of-cost shipments of liquefied natural gas (LNG) to Egypt from July to September to help the latter’s energy consumption during the summer months, according to the Egyptian Petroleum Ministry
Mohammed al-Sada, Qatar’s energy minister, said, “Qatar will supply five cargos of liquefied natural gas (LNG) as a gift to the Egyptian people during the summer months, with the first of these shipments beginning at the end of July and continuing until mid-September.”
The size of the shipments, however, has not been disclosed.
A delegation of Egyptian officials, including Egypt’s oil minister Sherif Hadara, met with al-Sada ahead of the decision, Reuters reported.
The gas shipments will help Egypt get through a hot summer when energy consumption usually rises and the country faces frequent power cuts.
In April, Sheikh Hamad bin Jassim al-Thani, Qatar’s Prime Minister, said the gas-rich Gulf state would extend LNG supplies to Egypt this summer as needed.
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