据油气新闻1月13日消息称，埃及石油和矿产资源部部长塔里克·阿尔-莫拉星期一宣布，埃及正在实施新的石油精炼项目，投资总额达70亿美元。
该部门在一份声明中表示，阿尔-莫拉的声明是在与几家炼油公司的会议上宣布的，这些公司将批准其2021-2022财年的预算。
这位部长说：“炼油厂在满足当地石油产品市场的需求方面发挥着重要作用。”他指出，利用最新技术开发精炼厂是该部的重点之一。
阿尔-莫还强调了根据该部计划的时间表实施现有项目的重要性，这对埃及在2023年实现汽油和柴油自给自足的目标至关重要。
开罗渴望成为石油和液化天然气贸易的区域中心。近年来，开罗发现了一些重大油气田，其中包括地中海的Zohr气田，据估计，该气田拥有30万亿立方英尺的天然气储量。
朱佳妮 摘译自 油气新闻
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Egypt to invest 7 bln USD in new petroleum refining projects: minister
Egyptian Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources Tarek Al-Molla announced Al-Molla’s announcement came during a meeting with several petroleum refining companies to approve their budgets for the 2021-2022 fiscal year, the ministry said in a statement.
“Refineries play an important role in meeting the needs of the local market of petroleum products,” the minister said, noting that developing the refineries using the latest technology is Al-Molla also stressed the importance of carrying out existing projects according to the timelines the ministry planned, which is crucial for Egypt to achieve the goal of self-sufficiency in gasoline and diesel by 2023.
Cairo aspires to become a regional hub for the trade of oil and liquefied natural gas after major discoveries in recent years, including the Zohr gas field in the Mediterranean that holds an estimated 30 trillion cubic feet of gas.