Egyptian investment company Qalaa said one of its subsidiaries is in talks with General Authority of the Suez Canal Economic Zone to terminate a contract to build, operate and transfer a liquid bulk station at East Port Said.

Mashreq Petroleum, established in 2004, has a lease for a 210,000-sq-m plot of land at East Port Said, near the Suez Canal. It aimed to develop a fuel bunkering facility in the area.

Qalaa is one of Egypt's largest investment companies with around $9.5 billion in assets under management, including stakes in companies in Egypt, east and north Africa.-Reuters