Lazar Berman is The Times of Israel s diplomatic reporter
In this Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2020 file photo, Israel s offshore Leviathan gas field is seen from on board the Israeli Navy Ship Lahav during a rare tour in the Mediterranean Sea, Israel. (AP/Ariel Schalit)
In an eastern Mediterranean region full of rivalries, muscle-flexing and shifting alliances, Israel made strides recently in achieving energy security and cementing ties with partners to create a physical link with Europe.
Israel has been using energy diplomacy to help create a bloc to counter Turkish policies in the region, and last week signed deals to tighten a partnership with other countries similarly seeking to curb Ankara, while also navigating other regional rivalries that could pull apart the fledgling forum.
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A plant s gas tanks are seen at the desert road of Suez city north of Cairo, Egypt. (Reuters file photo) Cairo - Asharq Al-Awsat
Egypt’s natural gas production is expected to reach 7.2 billion cubic feet per day in the fiscal year 2021-2022, a 9 percent increase of the predicted amount last year, according to the Petroleum Ministry.
The country’s production of natural gas reached around 6.550 billion cubic feet per day in 2019-2020.
Egypt has witnessed a boom in gas production in recent years, thanks to the field in the Mediterranean and discoveries in northern Alexandria and the Nile Delta.
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11 March 2021 (Wall Street International) The famous Greek historian Herodotus, “the Father of History”, had once characterized Egypt as “a gift of the Nile” due to the country’s dependence on the river.
But could he ever imagined that the triangle of unprecedented importance between Egypt, Greece and Cyprus, representing the current hotspot for energy developments, would be named after him and would become a contemporary gift to Egypt?
Herodotus had once characterized Egypt as “a gift of the Nile” | Image fromWall Street International.
Nowadays, when geography and history appear as very important geopolitical factors, such symbolically, the Herodotus Basin, located along Egypt’s northern coastline and forming a down-dip extension to the prolific Nile Delta province, probably shares multiple play elements with the Levantine Basin to the east, thus providing the untapped energy opportunities!
Egypt yesterday said that France would take part in the East Mediterranean Gas Forum (EMGF), adding that the United States will join as an observer. The fourth ministerial periodic meeting of t.