- Egyptian imports of liquefied natural gas have surged over the past two years to become the biggest in the region, overtaking long-term buyer Kuwait.
- The Egyptian government is looking to turn this around as It aims to boost exports over the next five months to encourage foreign companies to invest more in gas production by allowing them to sell some of their output overseas.
Egyptian imports of liquefied natural gas have surged over the past two years to become the biggest in the region, overtaking long-term buyer Kuwait.
Egypt has received 6.46 million tons of LNG so far this year after importing almost nothing only two years ago. Kuwait has imported 6.44 million tons in 2025, according to ship-tracking data compiled by Bloomberg.
The Egyptian government is looking to turn this around as It aims to boost exports over the next five months to encourage foreign companies to invest more in gas production by allowing them to sell some of their output overseas.
The LNG Endurance took a cargo from the Egyptian port of Idku on Friday — the second export shipment this month — and is currently sailing near Turkey without disclosing its destination, according to ship-tracking data compiled by Bloomberg. One cargo sailed from Idku last month.
urging domestic gas demand amid double-digit annual declines in production led Egypt to become a net importer last year in order to avoid a supply crunch.
Meanwhile, Kuwait’s LNG imports are expected to grow. It built the region’s first and only permanent onshore facility for receiving LNG, which can receive as much as 24 million tons per year, at a cost of $2.9 billion.