Cyprus-Egypt gas pipeline

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Cyprus-Egypt gas pipeline is a proposed natural gas pipeline, running from Cyprus's Aphrodite offshore gas field to the Damietta Segas LNG Terminal, Egypt.

Location

The pipeline would run from the Aphrodite offshore gas field, Cyprus to Damietta Segas LNG Terminal, Damietta governorate, Egypt.

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Pipeline Details

• Operator: Shell (35%), Noble Energy (35%), Delek Group (30%)
• Parent Company:
• Proposed capacity:
• Length: 310 km / 192.6 miles
• Status: Proposed
• Start Year:

Background

Cyprus's offshore Block 12, within which the Aphrodite field is located, is believed to hold 100-170 billion cubic meters of gas. In May 2018, Egyptian Petroleum Minister Tarek El Molla and Cyprus Energy Minister Yiorgos Lakkotrypis agreed on plans to develop a $1-billion pipeline from the gas field to Egypt's Damietta Segas LNG Terminal. The Aphrodite field is owned by UK-based Shell (35%), U.S.-based Noble Energy (35%), and Israel-based Delek Group (30%); it is unclear whether these companies would be building the pipeline, or other companies.

In May 2019, a Cyprus firm and Egypt signed an estimated 2 billion euro deal to lay a 310-kilometre subsea electricity cable that will be the first interconnector between Africa and Europe. It is estimated the project implementation will take 36 months from the start of construction with the lowest point 3,000 metres below sea-level. Phase 1 will see the interconnector carry a capacity of 1,000MW which can be upgraded to 2,000MW at a later stage. Cyprus has become a major hub for the transmission of electricity from Africa to Europe. Egypt establishes itself as a regional energy hub for the transmission of electricity from Africa to the Arabian peninsula.