Egypt's Cabinet approved granting a golden license to the Egyptian Natural Gas Company (GASCO) regarding a project to increase the capacity of the Western Desert Gas Complex with a fourth production line with a design capacity of 600 million cubic feet per day. The Gasco project is expected to provide employment opportunities for about 2,500 workers with an investment cost of about $380 million. It spans about 33 acres in the Industrial Nahda Zone in Amreya, Alexandria Governorate.