The Hormuz Crisis Is Reviving Egypt’s Gas Hub Ambitions

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The ongoing conflict around the Strait of Hormuz is impacting Egypt’s gas supply, disrupting Israeli gas exports and increasing demand for domestic LNG as Cairo seeks to strengthen its position as an East-Med gas hub despite immediate supply challenges.

All the Hormuz chaos is giving Egypt another chance to become a gas hub. In the immediate term, Egypt is taking a hit, but the conflict is strengthening Cairo’s long-term East-Med gas position.  Right now, the Iran conflict means that Egypt has an immediate supply problem. Israeli gas exports to Egypt were disrupted after the conflict escalated, removing roughly 1.1 billion cubic feet per day from the Egyptian market. And domestic output was already under pressure amid rising electricity demand. Cairo has been forced to increase LNG…