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His Excellency Minister of Petroleum issued a decree in August 2001 to establish “The Egyptian Natural Gas Holding Company (EGAS)”, as an entity mandated to focus on the natural gas activities, adapting an effective action plan to organize and diligently handle the activities of the natural gas resources of Egypt to add value to the Egyptian economy. EGAS is engaged in a wide range of activities, including : Upstream : Exploration, Drilling and Production of natural gas Downstream : Processing, Transmission, Distribution of natural gas in the domestic market, and Liquefaction and LNG Marketing.

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