The article introduces recent developments in energy sector in the Eastern Mediterranean. Over the past decade, Israel, Cyprus, and Egypt turned from energy importers into exporters. Now each of them possess abundant natural gas deposits and strives to profit from exports. With two major players as the EU and Turkey, the issue becomes politicized. The main driver for European gas policy is the diversification of its suppliers while Turkey is on the way to become natural gas hub between Europe and Middle East. The authors examine natural gas deposits and possibilities to export in Israeli and Cypriot. There are three options as Eastern Mediterranean, Israeli-Turkish pipeline and Egyptian LNG fields. And the authors prioritize the latter as the most profitable.
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