CAIRO: French oil giant Total has put off a $6 billion deal it had made with the Egypt's PetroChemicals Holding Company (ECHEM) to produce propylene and polypropylene in Suez, according to an official press release posted on Monday. “The called-off project would have provided 10,000 employment opportunities according to the feasibility study, 50 percent of which was completed,” said Egypt's oil ministry in a statement. “Total withdrawal was mainly back to Port Said Stadium violence in which 74 people were killed following a football match in February resulted in the choice of Suez, in addition to fire Suez Nasr Petroleum Company fire last month also contributed to Total's withdrawal,” the statement added. Earlier this year, Total announced an initial agreement with ECHEM to establish a project in which natural gas would be converted into methanol. According to the cancelled agreement, 40,000 tons of butane gas, 85,000 tons of gasoline, and 470,000 tons of polypropylene would have been produced annually if this project was carried out.