East Mediterranean Gas Forum - EMGF

Throughout history, the East Mediterranean Region has played a prominent role helping shape our modern world today. Located at the crossroads of three continents -Africa, Asia and Europe has made it essential for trade and key to culture for millennia. Over the last decade, many significant gas discoveries have been made in the Eastern Mediterranean. Recognizing the vast resource prospects, opportunities and challenges, it was clear that the full potential of the Eastern Mediterranean gas basin can only be unlocked if suppliers, buyers and transit countries in the East Med region cooperate on developing an infrastructure for gas trade within the region and with external markets. This outline was the base underpinning the establishment of the East Mediterranean Gas Forum EMGF as a platform for Gas producer, consumer and transit countries. In 2018, Egypt introduced an Initiative to establish the East Mediterranean Gas Forum as a platform for structured policy dialogue on natural ...