Egyptian authorities have struggled to protect the country’s gas pipelines from the growing anarchy throughout the country. Disruptions of gas exports to Israel and Jordan began soon after the Egyptian revolution that saw the overthrow of then-President Hosni Mubarak, and have continued since.

Though Egypt has moved to compensate at least Amman for multiple disruptions, regional actors have been seeking ways to stabilize their energy supplies. The Israelis intend to turn to new energy reserves discovered off the Israeli coast.

For their part, the Jordanians may turn to the Israelis:

Both Jordan and Israel have suffered from two years of supply shortages following a series of attacks on pipelines from Egypt bringing gas to the two countries. The Egyptian gas supply was never restored to Israel and Jordan is receiving less than 40 percent of its previous gas supply, according to the newspaper.

Jordan also has held talks on natural gas with Iraq and Qatar. Israel is the least attractive deal from a political standpoint, according to the Journal. “The cheapest option is for Jordan to obtain natural gas from Israel,” Amit Mor, president of Eco Energy Ltd., an Israeli energy consultancy, told the paper. “But Jordan has yet to make a geopolitical decision to buy gas from Israel.”

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