Back خط أنابيب شرق البحر المتوسط Arabic Şərqi Aralıq Dənizi qaz kəməri Azerbaijani Източносредиземноморски газопровод Bulgarian Αγωγός EastMed Greek خط لوله ایستمد Persian Gazoduc EastMed French צינור הגז איסטמד HE EastMed-pijpleiding Dutch Восточно-средиземноморский трубопровод Russian Eastmed Boru Hattı Turkish
| EastMed | |
|---|---|
 Map of the proposed EastMed pipeline | |
| Location | |
| Country |  Greece Cyprus Israel |
| General direction | East–West |
| General information | |
| Type | Natural gas |
| Partners | DEPA Edison |
| Expected | 2025-2027[1][2] |
| Technical information | |
| Length | 1,900 km (1,200 mi) |
| Maximum discharge | 10 billion cubic metres per annum (350×109 cu ft/a) |
The Eastern Mediterranean pipeline or simply EastMed is a planned offshore/onshore natural gas pipeline, directly connecting East Mediterranean energy resources to mainland Greece via Cyprus and Crete.[3] The project, currently in design, will transport natural gas from the off-shore gas reserves in the Levantine Basin into Greece, and in conjunction with the Poseidon and IGB pipelines into Italy and other European regions.[4] The pipeline will have a length of approximately 1,900 km, reach depths of 3km, and have a capacity of 10 billion cubic meters per year.[5][6] Construction of the pipeline is expected to cost approximately €6 billion (US$6.86 billion).[7] The pipeline is being developed by IGI Poseidon S.A., a 50-50% joint venture between the Greek gas utility DEPA and the Italian gas utility Edison.[5]
On 2 January 2020, the EastMed Pipeline accord was signed in Athens by the leaders of Greece, Cyprus, and Israel.[5][6][8] On 19 July 2020, the Israeli government officially approved the accord, allowing the signatory countries to move forward with plans to complete the pipeline by 2025.[7]
However, following the withdrawal of support from the United States in January 2022, it is likely that the pipeline will be rerouted through Egypt to bypass Cyprus.[9]
- ^ "Israeli minister seeks to delay East Med gas forum citing climate concerns". Haaretz.com.
- ^ Hadjicostis, Menelaos (5 December 2017). "Israel expects gas to flow from east Mediterranean to Europe". apnews.com/.
- ^ "Eastmed-A direct link to new sources for Europe". IGI-Poseidon.com. Archived from the original on 13 October 2016. Retrieved 14 March 2019.
- ^ "Eastmed pipeline". Edison.it. Retrieved 14 March 2019.
- ^ a b c "Leaders From Israel, Cyprus, Greece Sign EastMed Gas Pipe Deal". Bloomberg.com. 2 January 2020.
- ^ a b "Proto Thema". 2 January 2020.
- ^ a b "Israel approves pipeline deal to sell gas to Europe". Reuters. 19 July 2020. Retrieved 19 July 2020.
- ^ "Greece, Israel, Cyprus, move to build East Med gas pipeline". www.aljazeera.com. Retrieved 5 January 2020.
- ^ "EastMed: A pipeline project that ran afoul of geopolitics and green policies". POLITICO. 18 January 2022. Retrieved 22 January 2022.
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