http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-13204754
Egyptian security officials say that after an armed gang attack a gas pipeline that runs from Egypt to Israel and Jordan exploded, people nearby had no choice but to leave their homes as flames were shooting into the air.
This is known as the second attack that occurred in a month on this certain pipeline that is very close to the border near Israel, however that attack was not successful.
Jordan depends on the Egyptian gas which gives the country 80% of its electricity. Egypt also provides gas to Israel and Syria.
I think it is horrible that Egypt has to deal with another major issue on top of everything they recently experienced. Do you guys think Egypt will recover from this quickly?
Rita Shabo
Ryan 1pm
I think Egypt will really be affected by this for years to come. Egypt was responsible for many countries who depended on Egypt’s gas. This will be another huge step back in Egypt’s rode to a better country since most of their income came from the gas they would sell to other countries. Egypt will not only have to try and fix the problem as soon as possible but also try to find new ways to generate gas, as well as for the other countries who depended on it. Especially Jordan since 80% of their generated electricity is thanks to Egyptian gas. Israel luckily won’t be as affected since it only get 40% of its gas from Egypt. It will be a hard for the Egyptian people to recover from this one but it will be a good time to start thinking on greener technology.
ReplyDeleteKaren Ledezma-----Armel 10 am
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ReplyDeleteI think Egypt will have a tough time recovering from this because it seems that travesties keep piling on. Because there was already another attack it is safe to assume that there will be more to come. Gas is a huge source of economic wealth for Egypt and I'll be anticipating how they manage to recover from this attack.
ReplyDeleteSam Ungruh. Armel @ 1
I think that this is a major setback for Egypt. However, I agree with Karen that it may also be an opportunity or even forced encouragement to invest in and develop greener technologies. This my not build up their economy immediately, but it may help ease the country's expense on gas as a source of energy.
ReplyDelete-Manuel A. Beltran, Ryan, Fri., at 1pm
I feel this article underminds the magnitude that these attacks put on Jordan. Here they obtain 80% of their electricity from this source, and an attack previously is said to shut it down for a month.With this high of a dependence it will have an exponential deleterious affect in both the short and long term.
ReplyDeleteKyle Brook-Armel 1pm