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A new natural gas pipeline linking Israel and Egypt opened May 1. (With Stratfor map)
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Egypt officially started natural gas shipments to Israel on May 1, according to state-owned Israel Electric Corp. This natural gas pipeline effectively makes Egypt the only direct regular energy supplier to Israel.

The new underwater pipeline runs 63 miles from the Egyptian city of El Arish on the northern Mediterranean coast to the Israeli port of Ashkelon. By going underwater and bypassing the Palestinian territories, the pipeline is largely insulated from insurgent attacks. The pipeline emerged from an agreement signed in 2005 with the East Mediterranean Gas Co. for Egypt to supply 1.7 billion cubic meters of natural gas over 20 years. Israel Electric estimates that Egyptian natural gas will supply more than 20 percent of Israel’s electricity over the next decade.


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