On Dec 17, Israeli Energy Minister Yuval Steinitz announced approval of sales to Egypt from Leviathan and the smaller Tamar field. It is estimated to hold 535 billion cubic metres of natural gas, along with 34.1 million barrels of condensate. Israel had previously bought gas from Egypt, but land sections of the pipeline were targeted multiple times by Sinai jihadists in 2011 and 2012. The Tamar and Leviathan gas will reach Egypt through the mainly undersea East Mediterranean Gas Company pipeline connecting the coastal city of Ashkelon with the northern Sinai peninsula. Israel’s neighbour to the east, Jordan, has been purchasing gas from Tamar on a small scale for nearly three years.

Source: Libya Today December 31, 2019 13:18 UTC