Egypt has exported  155,000 cubic meters of liquefied natural gas (LNG) from its liquefaction plant in Idku to Italy. The exported gas was carried onboard the New NATURE tanker operated by Shell International.

The shipment, according to a statement by the Ministry of Petroleum and Mineral Resources (MoPMR), comes within the framework of the Ministry’s strategy to encourage international partners to increase investments necessary to bolster gas exploration and domestic production.  This strategy said the ministry has led to accelerating the development of phases 10 and 11 of the West Delta Deep Marine (WDDM) project- co-operated and partly owned by Shell-  in the Mediterranean Sea, to boost natural gas output dedicated for export.

IDKU liquefucation plant is a liquefied natural gas (LNG) facility located on Egypt’s Mediterranean coast, near Alexandria. It has a combined annual capacity of 7.2 million tonnes The plant is operated by Egyptian LNG (ELNG), a joint venture with both Egyptian and international shareholders including  Shell, PETRONAS, and TotalEnergies.