Israeli Energy Minister Yuval Steinitz said that the undersea pipeline that will connect the Israeli Leviathan gas field with Egyptian facilities will likely double the capacity for Israeli gas exports to Egypt. Reuters quoted the Israeli minister as saying that the two governments will support the undersea pipeline in order to double the amount of gas that can be sent to Egyptian facilities. Gas exports through the Sinai Peninsula pipeline were not affected by attacks on gas infrastructure by militants in the region, he assured. Israel began exporting gas to Egypt at the beginning of 2020 through an existing pipeline that passes under the sea before crossing the northern Sinai Peninsula by land. Image: In this Tuesday, July 12, 2011 file photo, flames are seen after an explosion went off at a gas terminal in Egypt’s northern Sinai Peninsula on Saturday, Feb. 5, 2011 in El-Arish, Egypt.

Source: Egypt Independent March 10, 2021 12:00 UTC