The　energy　sector　is　the　most　greenhouse　gas　(GHG)　emitting　sector　which　is　transitioning　away　to　using　less　carbon-intensive　fuels.　The　highlights　the　complexity　of　energy　systems　as　well　as　the　uncertainty　surrounding　the　transition　path,　as　governments　must　ensure　not　only　environmental　issues　but　also　energy　security　and　affordability.　The　energy　transition　away　from　oil　and　gas　has　implications　for　Egypt,　which　recently　declared　intentions　to　become　a　liquefied　natural　gas　(LNG)　export　hub.　Under　these　goals,　the　analysis　of　the　existing　status　of　global　natural　gas　markets　by　focusing　on　natural　gas　importer　countries　in　the　European　and　the　Asian　markets　by　investigating　natural　gas　demand　in　the　context　of　the　energy　transition.　The　study　investigates　the　links　between　economic　growth,　carbon　emissions,　and　energy　intensity　to　highlight　the　dependency　of　the　economy　on　carbon-intensive　energies　to　enhance　the　economic　growth　in　Egypt,　Europe,　and　Asia　along　with　global　energy　pathways　forecast　the　global　and　regional　demand　of　natural　gas.　According　to　the　findings,　Egypt　is　expected　to　face　difficulties　in　boosting　its　export　share　in　the　European　market　while　the　most　promising　destinations　for　future　Egyptian　natural　gas　exports　are　Asian　countries.　The　study　contextualizes　the　framework,　which　suggests　the　ways　to　reduce　emissions　in　the　gas　upstream　sector　in　Egypt　by　three　actions;　reducing　flaring　and　venting　operations,　improving　well　integrity　management,　and　regulating　the　abandonment　of　old　wells.　(C)　2022　The　Author(s).　Published　by　Elsevier　Ltd.