LNG or not LNG?

Despite the fact that Egypt now has excess to natural gas deposits in the Nile Basin and is keen to export, and that Turkey is keen to import gas from non-Russian sources, the solution of supplier meeting demand is fraught with political wrangling. Political unrest in the Middle East makes an overland pipeline unacceptable. Gas production companies, such as Italy's ENI and AMOCO from the USA are suggesting other routes for Egyptian gas to reach Turkey, such as a subsea pipeline or transfer by sea using tankers, after the fuels conversion to Liquefied Natural Gas. Both companies are linked closely with the exploitation of Nile Delta gas resources and the future is, as yet, unclear. (UK)