Petroleum Minister Karim Badawi received a Syrian oil delegation led by Deputy Minister of Energy for Oil Affairs Ghiath Diab as part of Cairo’s efforts to expand regional energy cooperation.
The agreements were signed by Mohamed El-Bagoury, head of the Egyptian ministry’s central legal affairs department, and Diab for Syria.
One memorandum covers the supply of natural gas to Syria for electricity generation, utilizing Egypt’s existing infrastructure, including floating regasification units and gas transmission networks. The second addresses Syria’s demand for petroleum products. Discussions also included potential cooperation in rehabilitating Syria’s gas and petroleum infrastructure, drawing on Egyptian technical expertise.
The ministry said the agreements are part of Egypt’s strategy to strengthen its role as a regional energy hub. They follow recent accords with Lebanon and Cyprus to expand gas exports and integrate regional energy networks.
Egypt, Syria, Jordan, and Lebanon previously agreed in the early 2010s to include Syria in the Arab Gas Pipeline, designed to transport Egyptian gas north. Under a 2022 tripartite deal, Egypt committed to sending 650 million cubic metres of gas per year to Lebanon via Syria to support power generation.
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