Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly chaired the cupboard’s weekly assembly, the place the main target was on the newest updates on the fireplace that affected a floating storage and regasification unit (FSRU) and a storage vessel at Damietta Port on July 29, in addition to the outcomes of the preliminary investigations carried out by the related authorities.
These investigations indicated {that a} drone precipitated the fireplace, and the related authorities are persevering with their inquiries to find out all of the circumstances surrounding the incident and take the mandatory measures to safeguard Egypt’s pursuits and nationwide safety.
Madbouly’s precedence was the steadiness of providers at Damietta Port and the continued common operation of the port.
Related ministers reviewed the efforts undertaken to include the fireplace on the 2 vessels and restore providers at Damietta Port to regular. Additionally they confused the complete cooperation and coordination among the many varied ministries and anxious authorities in responding to the incident.
Whereas the Ministry of Petroleum and Mineral Assets’ July 29 assertion didn’t point out the identify of the FSRU, there is just one in Damietta Port, Energos Winter, which docked there in October.
In July 2025, Egypt chartered an FSRU for 5 years to transform imported liquefied pure fuel (LNG) again into fuel for the nationwide grid. The vessel holds a regasification capability of 450 million cubic toes per day (mmcf/d).
