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Egypt's Zohr Gas Field Daily Output Hits 2 Bln Cubic Feet

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Egypt's Zohr Gas Field Daily Output Hits 2 Bln Cubic Feet

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Production at Egypt's Zohr gas field hit 2 billion cubic feet per day (bcf/d), Egyptian oil ministry said in a statement Friday.

"Nearly 7.7 billion US dollars have been invested in Zohr so far," it added.

"The high production will contribute strongly to self-sufficiency of natural gas in the country," Egypt's Petroleum Minister Tarek al-Molla said.

On December 16, 2017, the Ministry of Petroleum and Mineral Resources announced the start of the operation of gas pumping from the offshore wells in Zohr field to the new offshore station in El Gamil region in Port Said with an initial production rate of about 350 million cubic feet of gas per day.

That was possible after the success of the technical operation tests for the processing units and the gas transmission lines from the field’s well to the processing station.

Discovered in 2015 by Italy's Eni, Zohr contains an estimated 30 trillion cubic feet of gas.

Egypt has been seeking to speed up production from recently discovered fields, with an eye to halting imports by 2019 and achieving self-sufficiency.

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Saudi Arabia: Mawani Reports Container Throughput Rises at Ports in June

Jeddah Islamic Seaport. Photo: Mawani
Jeddah Islamic Seaport. Photo: Mawani
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Saudi Arabia: Mawani Reports Container Throughput Rises at Ports in June

Jeddah Islamic Seaport. Photo: Mawani
Jeddah Islamic Seaport. Photo: Mawani

The ports supervised by the Saudi Ports Authority (Mawani) recorded an 18.66% increase in handled containers in June, reaching 696,839 twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs), compared to 587,261 TEUs during the same month in 2024.

Transshipment containers also recorded an increase of 35.94%, reaching 164,999 containers, compared to 121,377 containers during the same month last year.

Export containers posted a strong increase of 17.79%, reaching 268,587 TEUs, compared to 228,031 TEUs during the same month of the previous year. Import containers grew by 10.68%, totaling 263,253 TEUs, compared to 237,853 TEUs during June 2024.

Total cargo throughput — general cargo, solid bulk, and liquid bulk — rose by 1.74%, reaching 21,464,070 tons, compared to 21,096,774 tons during the same month last year. General cargo reached 922,351 tons, solid bulk cargo 4,229,665 tons, and liquid bulk cargo 16,312,054 tons. The ports also received 959,188 head of livestock, marking a 47.35% decrease compared to 1,821,863 head during the same month last year.

Maritime traffic rose by 7.56%, with 1,039 vessels handled, compared to 966 vessels during the same month last year. Passenger traffic increased by 42.34%, reaching 78,698 travelers, compared to 55,289 during the same month of 2024. However, vehicle handling declined by 25.42%, totaling 75,437 vehicles, compared to 101,146 vehicles during the same month of the previous year.

Finally, in May 2025, Mawani reported a 13% increase in handled container volumes, reaching 720,684 TEUs, compared to 639,736 TEUs in June 2024.