For new discoveries, it is the intention of the Ministry to reduce both the obligation to connect every gas field to the domestic market, and the amount of gas to be supplied to the domestic market from each field.
The Ministry is actively working to develop new possibilities for the export of natural gas, including the proposed EastMed pipeline to Cyprus and Greece, direct pipelines to liquefaction facilities in Egypt, and the possibility of using FLNG platforms. In June 2022, an MOU was signed that allows for the export of Israeli gas to the European Union through Egypt, in line with currenty European policy to diversify its gas supply.