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Egypt repays all arrears to global energy companies
Egypt has cleared all its dues to global oil and gas companies, petroleum minister Karim Badawi has said.
The arrears accumulated following a prolonged foreign currency shortage and peaked at more than $6 billion in June 2024.
The accumulation had a direct impact on investment, drilling, exploration and development programmes, leading to lower levels of domestic oil and gas production, the minister was quoted as saying in a cabinet statement.
The payment marks a turning point for the oil sector, restoring investor confidence and drawing new investments, Badawi said.
In March, the minister said the government would settle the remaining $1.3 billion it owed by June.
In the same month, Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly said Egypt’s gas import bill had increased by $1 billion a month since the outbreak of the Iran war.
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