Egypt’s Ain Sokhna port
MENA states try to change their gas fortunes
While Syria has gas import plans and Jordan is targeting greater production, Egypt is struggling with declining output and Lebanon with the after-effects of conflict
Syria is emerging into the Arab world mainstream, attracting investment from Gulf states that may also help rehabilitate its energy sector. New gas imports are anticipated from Azerbaijan, which is to export 1.2bcm/yr of gas from Caspian fields through a pipeline to Aleppo. The initial phase will supply 3.4mcf/d to Aleppo’s power plant, generating 900MW. Earlier in 2025, Qatar offered to supply LNG to Syia via a regasification platform at Jordan’s Aqaba port—sending it to Syria through a section of the Arab Gas Pipeline (AGP). The agreement committed Qatar to supply gas that would generate 400MW of electricity at Syria’s Deir Ali power plant. Elsewhere in the Levant region, gas accounted for
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