Israel’s Gas Diplomacy with Egypt

Hirak Jyoti Das

Contemporary Review of the Middle East, 2020, vol. 7, issue 2, 215-233

Abstract: Abstract Historically, Israel has been dependent on the imports of oil, coal, and natural gas to meet its energy demands, and energy security is an integral part of its security and foreign policy. In its neighborhood, gas relations with Egypt began in 2008, which was terminated in 2012, thereby propelling Israel to diversify its imports and explore domestic production. The latter inverted the energy balance that transformed Israel from being a buyer, and Egyptian firms have shown interest to open their market for Israeli gas. At the same time, fresh gas discoveries in Egypt have opened up new policy options and challenges for Israel. The research would be exploratory and contextualize the Israel–Egyptian relations through the prism of energy and focus on the potential for Israel’s gas diplomacy and engagement and would evaluate the drawbacks and challenges in its energy policy vis-à -vis Egypt.

Keywords: Zohr gas field; leviathan gas field; Eastern Mediterranean Gas Forum (EMGF); cold peace; Sinai Peninsula; liquified natural gas (LNG) (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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DOI: 10.1177/2347798920901877

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