{"id":649540,"date":"2017-03-02T04:12:40","date_gmt":"2017-03-02T04:12:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2017\/03\/02\/erc-faces-delays-to-begin-production-in-2q2018\/"},"modified":"2017-03-02T04:12:40","modified_gmt":"2017-03-02T04:12:40","slug":"erc-faces-delays-to-begin-production-in-2q2018","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2017\/03\/02\/erc-faces-delays-to-begin-production-in-2q2018\/","title":{"rendered":"ERC faces delays, to begin production in 2Q2018"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Production from Qalaa Holdings subsidiary Egyptian Refining Company (ERC)\u2019s refinery in Mostorod will be postponed to 2Q2018 following construction delays, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.almalnews.com\/Pages\/StoryDetails.aspx?ID=324417\">Al Mal<\/a> reported. The refinery was initially set to begin production by the end of 2017 and ERC Managing Director Mohamed Saad said the project is 93% ready. ERC <a href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.press\/stories\/2017\/02\/28\/qalaas-erc-in-talks-with-aramco-shell-over-fuel-imports\/\">has already<\/a> begun talks with Aramco, Kuwait National Petroleum Company, and Shell to import feedstock needed for operations.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Production from Qalaa Holdings subsidiary Egyptian Refining Company (ERC)\u2019s refinery in Mostorod will be postponed to 2Q2018 following construction delays, Al Mal reported. The refinery was initially set to begin production by the end of 2017 and ERC Managing Director Mohamed Saad said the project is 93% ready. 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