Shipments of Egyptian gas to Israel are to resume on February 17 following a weekend attack on a pipeline in northern Sinai, an investor in the pipeline said on Tuesday.
In a statement, Ampal-American Israel Corporation – which owns 12.5% of the East Mediterranean Gas Company that owns the pipeline – said it had been informed of the planned resumption by the Egyptian national gas company.
Imports were halted as a precaution after saboteurs on Saturday attacked a separate pipeline, about 30 kilometers (20 miles) away from the Israel-bound one, that transports Egyptian gas to Jordan .
It was not immediately clear who was responsible for the attack, which came as Israel expressed concerns its natural gas supplies from Egypt could be threatened if a new regime takes power in Cairo.
Egypt supplies about 40% of Israel's natural gas which is used to produce electricity. In December, four Israeli firms signed 20-year contracts worth up to $10 billion to import Egyptian gas.