Trafigura to Supply 33 LNG Cargoes to Egypt in 2015-16: Ministry

(Bloomberg) — Trafigura signed contract with state-run Egyptian Natural Gas Holding Co. (EGAS) to supply LNG, accord. to e-mailed statement from Egypt’s oil ministry. * Egypt to sign more contracts to import another 75 LNG cargoes with 4 intl cos.; statement didn’t mention names of cos. * EGAS in negotiations with Gazprom for LNG imports; signed contract in Dec. with Algeria’s Sonatrach to import 6 LNG cargoes from April-Dec. 2015 * Trafigura wasn’t able to immediately comment * NOTE: Egypt’s EGAS Awards LNG Import Contracts to 4 Companies: Borsa * NOTE: Algeria To Provide 6 LNG Shipments To Egypt: MENA

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