Egyptian Petroleum denies presence of manganese in fuel

CAIRO - 6 March 2022: Spokesman for the Egyptian Ministry of Petroleum, Hamdy Abdel Aziz, denied the presence of manganese in Egyptian fuel and any other metals that might harm the car's engine, pointing out that Egyptian fuel conforms to standard specifications.

 

“Egyptian fuel is a local product, and it is produced from Egyptian refineries, and manganese, if it is placed, will harm the refining equipment and speak malfunctions,” Abdelaziz added, in a TV interview, Saturday, stressing that the warehouses in which the gasoline is stored, samples are analyzed, as well as in the underground tanks of petrol stations.

 

"We pump 30 million liters per day into all gas stations, noting that this problem is said to have appeared in Cairo and Suez,” he noted, wondering: "Why weren't the rest of the stations affected in the rest of the cities and governorates, especially since the product is the same in all stations?"

 

Pictures of an email from the European Automobile Manufacturers' Association (ACEA) to Egyptian officials have been circulated on social media platforms addressing the latter that several vehicle manufacturers producing vehicles circulating in Egypt are faced with an increasing number of claims from owners and operators which appear related to the poor quality of petrol being marketed in Egypt.