{"id":4779,"date":"2025-03-12T18:50:58","date_gmt":"2025-03-12T18:50:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/in-greece.com\/index.php\/2025\/03\/12\/egypt-to-lease-german-gas-liquefaction-unit-to-bolster-production\/"},"modified":"2025-03-12T18:50:58","modified_gmt":"2025-03-12T18:50:58","slug":"egypt-to-lease-german-gas-liquefaction-unit-to-bolster-production","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/in-greece.com\/index.php\/2025\/03\/12\/egypt-to-lease-german-gas-liquefaction-unit-to-bolster-production\/","title":{"rendered":"Egypt to lease German gas liquefaction unit to bolster production"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"post-1263890\">\n    <!-- .entry-header --><\/p>\n<div class=\"first-img article_thumbnail_wrapper\" itemscope=\"\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\">\n                                                                    <picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ekathimerini.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/JFMVOPJF7FIR5MLGLT4DBMW27E-320x200.jpg?v=1741796972\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"600\" class=\"picture-main-block-image\" data-nxsrc=\"https:\/\/www.ekathimerini.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/JFMVOPJF7FIR5MLGLT4DBMW27E.jpg?v=1741796972\" alt=\"Egypt to lease German gas liquefaction unit to bolster production\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ekathimerini.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/JFMVOPJF7FIR5MLGLT4DBMW27E-960x600.jpg?v=1741796972\"\/><br \/>\n                        <\/source><\/picture>\n<p>Egypt\u2019s Ministry of Petroleum &amp; Mineral Resources Karim Badawi speaks during a panel discussion as top energy executives and ministers meet in Houston for the annual Gastech conference in Houston, Texas, US, September 17, 2024. [Callaghan O&#8217;Hare\/Reuters]<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\" itemprop=\"articleBody\">\n<p>Egypt, which has struggled with declining domestic gas production, plans to lease a German floating gas liquefaction unit, the Egyptian petroleum ministry said in a statement on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>Egypt, the most populous Arab country, has been seeking to ramp up production at its giant Zohr offshore gas field, in a bid to cover rising domestic demand during the summer heat.<\/p>\n<p>Zohr\u2019s operator Eni has resumed drilling last month after output dropped in the largest gas field found in the Mediterranean to 1.9 billion cubic feet per day in early 2024, well below the peak reached in 2019.<\/p>\n<p>Egypt\u2019s Petroleum Minister Karim Badawi discussed the leasing plans of a unit currently in Germany\u2019s Baltic Sea terminal of Mukran with Philipp Steinberg, the German director-general for economic stabilization, energy security, gas, and hydrogen infrastructure on the sidelines of CERAWeek energy conference held in Houston, Texas.<\/p>\n<p>The two also discussed Germany\u2019s possible purchase of Cypriot gas that flows through Egypt\u2019s liquefaction facilities for re-export to Europe, the ministry added.<\/p>\n<p>Egypt will send a delegation to Berlin this month to complete the contractual provisions.<\/p>\n<p>Egypt and Cyprus signed agreements last month to enable the export of gas from Cyprus\u2019s offshore fields via Egypt as both countries seek to bolster the Eastern Mediterranean\u2019s role as an energy hub. 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