EGAS is reportedly expecting to connect 1.5 bcf/d of natural gas to the national grid with the completion of the Zohr, North Alexandria and 9B in Burullus fields in 2019, according to an unnamed company source. EGAS aims to increase Egypt’s total local production to 7 bcf/d by the end of 2019, and work with international companies in the Mediterranean and Nile Delta region to increase local output to 8 bcf/d by 2021.