Israel is proposing to build capacity to export natural gas to Europe after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine sparked new interest in supplies from the Mediterranean, Jonathan Miller, the special envoy for energy at the country’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, said in an interview with Bloomberg.

“Israel is willing to do as much as possible in supporting the European energy challenges,” Miller said. “The big question is how does this gas get to Europe, and this remains one of the challenges.”

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Any short-term Israeli move to sell gas to the EU would likely rely on cooperation with Egypt, which has two liquefied natural gas terminals. Israel is unable to add significant LNG terminal capacity on its highly populated coastline, Miller said, adding that the country has “spoken to our Egyptian partners on the potential to increase the amount of gas through Egypt for LNG sale to Europe.”

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