According to a social media post by Egypt’s Ministry of Petroleum and Mineral Resources on Sunday, this shipment of 150,000 cbm of LNG departed the Idku plant onboard the TotalEmergies-chartered 174,000-cbm LNG Endeavour.
The vessel is heading to Canada on behalf of TotalEnergies, the ministry stated.
“The export of some LNG cargoes aligns with the ministry’s strategy to encourage foreign partners to pump more investments for increasing domestic gas production and achieving added value and economic returns, as well as enhancing Egypt’s role as a regional hub for gas trading,” it said.
LNG Endeavour’s AIS data provided by VesselsValue shows that the LNG carrier was in the Mediterranean Sea, offshore Greece, on Monday.
Canada became an LNG exporter last year with the launch of the Shell-led LNG Canada facility, while the country imports LNG via the Saint John LNG import facility.
On the other hand, this is Egypt’s first LNG cargo export in 2026, following six shipments in 2025, despite rising LNG imports.
Egypt shifted from being an LNG exporter to an importer early in 2024 due to declining domestic gas production and rising demand for cooling amid multiple heatwaves.
In October 2025, the country launched operations at another FSRU-based facility with the arrival of the first cargo at the 138,350-cbm Energos Winter in Damietta.
The Damietta FSRU is located on the Mediterranean coast, unlike the other three vessels which are located at Ain Sukhna on the Red Sea.
