Overall Objective:

Contribute to the integration of the gas markets of Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon and Syria (Arab Gas Pipeline) in view of creating a regional internal gas market to be integrated with the EU internal gas market.

Specific Objectives:

To elaborate a Gas Master Plan for the region and encourage network development, to accompany the legislative harmonization and legislative preparatory actions for regulatory market reform in view of facilitating the creation of a competitive and efficient Mashreq gas market to be integrated to the EU natural gas market when conditions permit and to transfer know-how and expertise to the beneficiary countries.

Project results:

A: Gas Master Plan for the region and network development.

B: Facilitate legislative harmonization and legislative preparatory actions for regulatory reforms in view of creating a competitive and efficient Euro-Mashreq gas market.

C: Transfer of know-how and expertise to the beneficiary countries.

Project Activities:

A: Elaborate a Gas Master Plan for the Region and Encourage Network Development.

B: Harmonization of Legislation and Legal Advice for Regulatory Reforms that Facilitate the   Creation of the Euro-Arab Mashreq Gas Market.

C: Transfer of Know-How and Expertise.