Middle East Economic Survey

VOL. XLVIII

No 23

6-June-2005

Egypts Gas Potential Sets Scene For Regional Status

The increasing number of natural gas discoveries in Egypt, a promising LNG industry, growing domestic demand for natural gas and a gas export pipeline project targeting the Levant are setting the scene for Egypt to become the Eastern Mediterraneans regional natural gas hub. Gary Lakes reports from Cairo.

Egypt loaded its first export shipment of LNG from the SEGAS-operated Damietta plant in...