Egypt Halts Gas Supplies to Some Industries amid Supply Disruption from East

The Ministry of Petroleum and Mineral Resources announced the activation of a previously prepared emergency plan for natural gas supply priorities in response to the military operations in the region and the disruption of gas supplies from the east.

The ministry stated in a statement on Friday that natural gas supplies to some industrial activities will be halted, while power plants' diesel consumption will be increased to the maximum available amount. Coordination will also be made to operate some stations with diesel. 

This precautionary measure aims to preserve the stability of the natural gas network and prevent the need to reduce the electricity grid's load, pending the resumption of natural gas supply from the east.

The ministry indicated that the three refueling vessels have already arrived in Egypt, with one vessel currently refueling and pumping gas into the national natural gas grid. The other two vessels are being prepared and docked at ports to begin pumping natural gas from them.