Egypt agrees with Israel on new gas pipeline project Israeli Energy Minister Yuval Steinitz and his Egyptian counterpart Tarek El Molla “agreed on the construction of an offshore gas pipeline from the Leviathan gas field to the liquefaction facilities in Egypt”. Monday 22/02/2021 A view of the platform of the Leviathan natural gas field in the Mediterranean Sea is pictured from the Israeli northern coastal city of Caesarea. (AFP) CAIRO--Israel and Egypt’s energy ministers agreed Sunday to build a gas pipeline from the offshore Eastern Mediterranean Leviathan field to Egypt, aimed at boosting exports to Europe, an Israeli source said.