AMMAN: Egypt is seeking liquefied natural gas (LNG) via Jordan, three traders told Reuters on Friday, as the two neighbours bolster LNG imports following their recent installation of floating storage and regasification units (FSRUs).
State-owned gas company EGAS is seeking four LNG cargoes for delivery to Jordan’s Aqaba gas terminal which will then be piped to Egypt, the traders said. EGAS has approached existing suppliers for two cargoes to be delivered in September and two in October, the traders said.
“Only existing suppliers have been invited to the tender: Noble Group (Dusseldorf: N2X.DU – news) , Trafigura, Vitol, BP and maybe Gazprom,” said one of the traders. EGAS was not available for immediate comment.
A former gas exporter, Egypt now suffers shortages which have prompted it to begin LNG imports via an FSRU from Hoegh LNG moored at the Red Sea port of Ain Sukhna which arrived in April.
