The State Department spokesperson said it is open to the possibility of an energy interconnection between Greece and Libya as the US continues to support projects that promote the energy interconnection of the Eastern Mediterranean and North Africa with Europe.

The US ministry clarified that it emphasizes electricity connections, as it believes they help the energy transition process and enhance energy security.

The chairman of Libya’s National Oil Corporation, Farhat Bengdara, said that the country is considering the creation of two natural gas pipelines to Greece and the Egyptian city of Damietta.

The United States would consider supporting an energy interconnection deal between Greece and Libya, in a blow to Turkey given that it signed a preliminary energy exploration deal last Monday with the interim Libyan government, prompting Greece and Egypt to say they would oppose any activity in disputed areas of the eastern Mediterranean.

Adapted from Greek City Times