Diversification of the Egyptian gas supply outlets is becoming an essential factor and an outstanding milestone for the Egyptian gas industry, securing long term upstream investment in gas prone areas. Therefore, gas export is considered an upward turning point.

Egypt has already entered gas export arena by signing gas export agreements:

			Gas export by pipeline to Jordan. First phase of the project will satisfy Jordan's local gas demand; next phase of the project will involve extension of the pipeline to other gas markets.
			Spanish Egyptian LNG (SEGAS). Export from that LNG Train already started since Jan.2005,51 Cargos of LNG have been exported.
			The Egyptian LNG company (ELNG) has been established by EGAS/EGPC/BG/Petronas/GDF. The first train of LNG was built by ELNG at IDKU, east Alexandria and put on stream May 2005. Sale and purchase agreement of the first train LNG production has been signed with Gaz de France.The project involves building LNG export terminal among the required infrastructure. For the second Train sale and Purchase agreement has been signed with British Gas, the whole production of Train 2 for export to the United-States and Italy.
			The experience gained by the Egyptian gas industry dealing with Union Fenosa and ELNG projects, has created awareness of the current changes and future trends of the gas trading in general and the LNG trade in particular, which will promote future steps with the Egyptian gas export scheme.