Egypt signs energy import deals with Russia's Rosneft

A flag with the logo of Rosneft company flies next to an oil derrick at Suzunskoye oil field north from the Russian Siberian city of Krasnoyarsk March 26, 2015. REUTERS/Sergei Karpukhin

CAIRO (Reuters) - Egypt said on Tuesday it signed two initial deals with Russia's top oil producer Rosneft to import petroleum products and LNG cargoes. The oil ministry said in a statement that the deals include the supply of benzine and bitumen, as well as 24 LNG cargoes over two years starting from the fourth quarter of 2015.