Industry | oil and gas industry |
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Founded | 1997 |
Founder(s) | EGAS |
Headquarters | New Cairo, Egypt |
Number of locations | Egypt,Jordan,Lebanon |
Services | natural gas transmission, distribution and processing |
Parent | Egyptian General Petroleum Corporation |
Website | www.gasco.com.eg |
The Egyptian Natural Gas Company (GASCO) is a subsidiary of the Egyptian General Petroleum Corporation operating in the field of natural gas transmission, distribution and processing. The company was established in March 1997. GASCO operates the gas grid with total length of 17,600 kilometres (10,900 mi). The national gas grid has extended to neighboring countries through the Arab Gas Pipeline.
The main shareholder is the Egyptian General Petroleum Corporation with 70% of shares. Petrojet and Egypt Gas own 15% of shares both.