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Middle East gas reserves can be a catalyst for peace, Egypt minister says

January 29, 2019

Gas reserves in the Middle East can create opportunities for employment, business and peacemaking, according to Egypt’s petroleum minister.

Amid a push by Egypt to transform itself into a regional gas hub, the country hosted the East Med Gas Hub earlier in January and gathered officials from Israel, Cyprus, Greece, Jordan, Italy and Palestine. Speaking Monday at the BHGE Annual Meeting in Florence, Italy, Egypt Petroleum Minister Tarek El-Molla told CNBC that the commodity can aid the peace process in the region.

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