Energy policy project: petroleum and natural gas in Egypt. Final report

Technical Report · Wed Jun 01 04:00:00 EDT 1983

OSTI ID:5469177

Choucri, N; Shafei, M Z

Egypt's Energy Policy Project was designed to provide a comprehensive view of the roles of petroleum and natural gas in the Egyptian economy. The major elements and conclusions of research conducted under the project are summarized herein. Part I provides background information on the supply of and demand for petroleum and natural gas in Egypt and on recent changes in the structure of the Egyptian economy. In Part II, uses of energy in Egypt are detailed in terms of industrial uses and overall macroeconomic flows; policy issues are briefly addressed. Egyptian petroleum resources are examined in Part III, which presents the results of geological surveys of four petroliferous provinces as well as forecasts from a dynamic simulation model of the Egyptian petroleum industry; the model incorporates supply, demand, finance, and policy variables and can be disaggregated by region or actor (oil companies or the Government). In Part IV the best uses of natural gas in Egypt and the prices that should be charged for these uses are identified, while Part V presents a macroeconomic analysis of the likely effects of a rise in domestic petroleum prices. Finally, specific analyses yet to be undertaken are outlined.

• Research Organization: Massachusetts Inst. of Tech., Cambridge (USA). Technology Adaptation Program
• OSTI ID: 5469177
• Report Number(s): PB-85-192185/XAB
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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AFRICA
DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
ECONOMIC ANALYSIS
ECONOMICS
EGYPTIAN ARAB REPUBLIC
ENERGY POLICY
ENERGY SOURCES
FLUIDS
FORECASTING
FOSSIL FUELS
FUEL GAS
FUELS
GAS FUELS
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GOVERNMENT POLICIES
INSTITUTIONAL FACTORS
MATHEMATICAL MODELS
NATURAL GAS
PETROLEUM
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