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EGAS approved natural gas import licenses on Wednesday for the three private companies Fleet, BB Energy, and Qalaa Holding\u2019s TAQA Arabia, sources familiar with the matter tell Al Borsa<\/a>. EGAS had given the three companies preliminary approval last year, pending the issuance of the Natural Gas Act, which effectively deregulates the market<\/a> and opens it for competition. The act was signed into law by President Abdel Fattah El Sisi last week<\/a>. Five companies had bid to import natural gas privately, including Alaa Arafa\u2019s Dolphinus Holdings \u2014 rumored to have been in talks to import gas from Israel\u2019s Tamar gas field \u2014 and TAQA Arabia. We noted on Tuesday that Logic Management Consulting was tapped to advise<\/a> on setting up the natural gas market regulator that will manage private sector players\u2019 access to the market.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

EGAS approved natural gas import licenses on Wednesday for the three private companies Fleet, BB Energy, and Qalaa Holding\u2019s TAQA Arabia, sources familiar with the matter tell Al Borsa. 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