The US is an increasingly critical pillar of Egypt’s energy security strategy, supplying record volumes of LNG this year. This has been key to avoiding blackouts in Egypt as Israeli pipeline supplies have been enduring a volatile 2025.

Egypt has ramped up LNG imports considerably this year, with the year-to-date 7.73mn tons already more than double last year’s full year figure of 2.78mn tons, Kpler data shows. Not just that, but it is also the highest single year figure on record, topping the previous peak of 7.53mn tons in 2016. (CONTINUED - 1115 WORDS)