希腊、塞浦路斯和以色列宣布支持东地中海管道

据普氏能源资讯2019年3月21日伦敦报道，周三，希腊、塞浦路斯和以色列领导人重申了他们对计划中的1900公里东地中海天然气管道的支持，这条管道将在2025年之前从东地中海经塞浦路斯和克里特岛向希腊输送天然气，但迄今没有宣布一项正式的政府间协议。

东地中海管道由意大利爱迪生公司和希腊DEPA公司以50:50的比例合资开发，这条管道将与欧洲其他计划中的管道项目连接起来，这样塞浦路斯和以色列的天然气就可以通过这条管道输送到意大利和欧洲东南部市场。

据报道，这个项目的政府间协议——估计耗资大约80亿美元——仍有可能在未来的几天内对外宣布。

以色列政府总理内塔尼亚胡周三晚间表示：“我们计划铺设从以色列、塞浦路斯、希腊到欧洲的东地中海管道，这将极大地有利于我们的经济，并为该地区带来稳定。”

李 峻    编译自    Platts

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Greece, Cyprus, Israel reavow support for EastMed gas pipeline

The leaders of Greece, Cyprus and Israel on Wednesday reaffirmed their support for the planned 1,900 km EastMed gas pipeline to bring gas from the East Mediterranean via Cyprus and Crete to Greece by 2025, but stopped short of announcing a formal intergovernmental agreement.

The EastMed pipeline -- under development by a 50:50 joint venture between Italy's Edison and Greece's DEPA -- would link into other planned pipeline projects in Europe so that Cypriot and Israeli gas could be piped onward to Italy and southeast European markets.

An intergovernmental agreement on the project -- estimated to cost around $8 billion -- could still be announced in the coming days, according to reports.

"We are planning to lay the EastMed pipeline from Israel, through Cyprus, through Greece, to Europe, something that will benefit our economies greatly and provide stability for the region," Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said late Wednesday.