Egypt aims to eliminate its costly petroleum products import bill by 2030 through increased domestic production. Combined throughputs at the country’s eight refineries rose to a three-year high of 550,000 b/d in 2025-26, up 7%. Trade data suggest runs have remained high in recent months.
Salah Abdel Karim, CEO of the Egyptian General Petroleum Corporation (EGPC), said on 17 September that 14 major turnarounds helped lift refinery utilization from just 66% in 2024-25 to more than 80% last year (see chart 1), increasing fuel production, particularly diesel. (CONTINUED - 764 WORDS)
