Natural-gas fields in the Eastern Mediterranean are estimated to hold up to 122 trillion cubic feet, enough to supply the entire world for a year. More gas and large oil fields lie off the Greek coast in the Aegean and Ionian Seas, enough to transform the finances of Greece and the entire region.
这样的构想是貌似是最为可执行的。在东地中海的天然气田估计有高达122万亿立方英尺的蕴藏量，这足够供整个世界使用一年。在希腊的爱琴海和爱奥尼亚海海岸发现更多的天然气和油田，足够改变希腊的财政收入和整个地区的经济状况。以色列和塞浦路斯正计划联合开发：以色列和希腊正讨论建管道，土耳其和黎巴嫩正在勘探；埃及正计划申请批准勘探。