据路透社1月14日开罗报道，以色列能源部长尤瓦尔·施泰尼茨周一表示，以色列将在几个月后开始向埃及出口天然气，这是以色列向海外销售天然气并加强外交关系的关键一步。

施泰尼茨没有给出最初出口的具体目标，但他表示，在位于地中海东部的列维坦大气田在去年11月完全投产后，以色列的天然气出口量有望增加一倍。

施泰尼茨说，以色列对埃及的天然气年出口量预计在未来10年内将达到70亿立方米。他说，以色列大约一半的天然气出口预计将用于埃及国内市场，另一半将在埃及液化后再出口。

自本世纪初以来，以色列发现了大量天然气储量，并与埃及和约旦签署了出口协议。以色列目前的天然气年产量约为105亿立方米，预计到2020年将增长一倍以上，2021年将达到270亿立方米。

李峻 编译自 路透社

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Israel will begin exporting gas to Egypt in a few months' time

Israel will begin exporting natural gas to Egypt in a few months’ time, Energy Minister Yuval Steinitz said on Monday, a key step in the country’s plans to sell its expanding gas production abroad and bolster diplomatic ties.

Steinitz did not give a specific target for initial exports, but said shipments would double after the huge Leviathan field in the eastern Mediterranean comes fully online in November.

Steinitz said Israeli exports to Egypt were expected to reach 7 billion cubic meters annually over 10 years. About half the exports were expected to be used for Egypt’s domestic market and half to be liquefied for re-export, he said.

Israel has discovered vast amounts of gas since the early 2000s, signing deals to export to Egypt and Jordan. Its production, currently around 10.5 billion cubic meters (bcm), is expected to more than double in 2020, rising to 27 bcm in 2021.