埃及19/20财年上半年LPG销售额下降6％

据油气新闻1月14日消息称，埃及石油和矿产资源部长Tarek El-Molla表示，在2019/2020财年的上半年，液化石油气(LPG)的总销售额同比下降了6%。

El-Molla周日在一份声明中补充称，当地液化石油气消费量下降，突显出政府正努力拓展天然气业务，以取代政府补贴的液化石油气。

他透露，到2020年6月结束的整个财年，液化石油气销量预计将同比下降6.5%。

该国石油部旨在通过建立新项目来提高丁烷储藏量，同时承诺为家庭提供天然气供应，来增加其战略存储，以稳定液化石油气市场。

曹海斌 摘译自 油气新闻

原文如下：

Egypt’s LPG sales drop 6% in H1-19/20

Total sales of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) fell by 6% year-on-year during the first half of fiscal year 2019/2020, the Egyptian minister of petroleum and mineral resources, Tarek El-Molla, said.

The decline in local consumption of LPG highlights the government’s efforts to expand into natural gas as an alternative to state-subsidised LPG, El-Molla added in a statement align="justify">LPG sales are expected to decrease by 6.5% year-on-year for the full fiscal year that will end align="justify">The petroleum ministry aims to stabilise the LPG market by increasing its strategic storage by setting up new projects to raise the butane storage capacity, along with committing to plans for providing households with access to natural gas.