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EMG | East Mediterranean Gas - 2011 and 2012 Updates
• Since February 5, 2011, there were several explosions, due to alleged terror attacks, along the Egyptian gas
pipeline owned and operated by GASCO (the Egyptian gas transport company and EMG's gas supplier).
• In addition to the attacks on the GASCO facilities, on July 30, 2011, in the wake of violent incidents in El-
Arish, Egypt, there was an attempt to damage EMG's site near El-Arish. The security forces on site
returned fire, prevented any penetration of the EMG site and repelled the attack. Neither EMG's site nor
EMG's pipeline were damaged in any of the attacks.
• Due to the alleged terror attacks, from February 5, 2011 to March 30, 2012, the supply of gas to EMG, and
therefore to EMG’s Israeli clients, was interrupted several times.
• During the calendar year 2011, no gas was supplied for an aggregate of 225 days, and during 2012, gas was
not supplied for an aggregate of 66 days between January 1, 2012 and March 30, 2012.
• Since the alleged terror attack of March 5, 2012 on GASCO's pipeline, gas to EMG and its Israeli clients has
not been supplied.
• As a result of the continued interruption of gas supply to EMG and the delivery of gas to EMG below
contracted quantities, the international shareholders of EMG, including Ampal, have commenced
procedures under applicable bilateral investment treaties between several countries and Egypt. Such
procedures may ultimately result in arbitration of claims under the various treaties, EMG’s gas supply
agreement or other agreements.
• Additionally, Ampal has also been advised by EMG that EMG has initiated arbitration proceedings against
the government-owned Egyptian gas supplier alleging a breach of various provisions of its gas purchase
agreement. EMG seeks, in part, to enforce the undertakings included in the gas purchase agreement.