*Egypt’s gas production leapt to a record 7.05bn cfd for February as Cairo removed the brakes from the country’s LNG exports, enabling the giant Zohr field to produce at full 3.2bn cfd capacity (MEES, 9 April).

*At the same time, Egypt’s domestic gas consumption remains relatively subdued. Latest figures from Jodi show that domestic consumption was 5.88bn cfd for February, up only fractionally year-on-year. (CONTINUED - 201 WORDS)