Egyptian General Petroleum Corporation (EGPC) seeks to buy 202,000 tons of LNG to be received via Suez and Alexandria ports within October 2016, , reported Al Mal News.

The news was uncovered through tender documentation for Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) imports.  The documents showed that EGPC issued a tender to purchase 35,000 to 37,000 tons of LNG cargo, that contains 0.1% sulfur, to be received via Suez port during the end of October. Bidding  will extend for a week after the tender closes in late September.

In a second tender, EGPC has requested 5 cargoes that contain 30,000 to 33,000 tons of 0.1% sulfur LNG each, to be received through Alexandria and El Dekheila ports , with delivery dates also scheduled for late October. Bidding  will extend for a week after the tender closes in mid September.