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A recent shipment of liquefied natural gas (LNG) from BP to Egypt has sparked confusion in the maritime industry. The LNG tanker British Sapphire, which was scheduled to unload its cargo in Egypt earlier this month, has been redirected to Brazil. Sources informed Reuters that this change was attributed to alleged payment complications; however, Egypt's state-owned gas company, EGAS, has categorically dismissed these claims. "This is completely untrue," stated EGAS Chairman Khaled Abdel Badie in a conversation with Reuters. He elaborated that the postponement of LNG deliveries was strategically planned to coincide with Egypt's peak energy demand in August. Since 2015, Egypt has expanded its LNG import capacity by introducing two floating LNG import terminals and is eyeing the chartering of a third floating storage and regasification unit (FSRU) in the current year. Despite these developments, concerns loom over Egypt's financial capacity to procure LNG and oil, especially in light of diminishing foreign reserves exacerbated by a significant decline in tourism earnings over the past year.