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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 477

Afek Oil and Gas

Heavy machinery for exploratory oil drilling on the Golan Heights at Oil Site 5. (Courtesy Afek Oil and Gas)
May 29, 2017, 10:30 am
Two workers injured in Golan Heights oil drilling explosion
Police open investigation into incident; separately, construction worker hurt in an accident in Ashkelon
By ToI Staff
The Dead Sea (Oren Nahshon/Flash90)
May 8, 2016, 4:41 pm
Dead Sea oil reservoir ‘entirely within Israel’ says company
Israeli business that will drill the site, which reportedly contains NIS 1.2 billion of black gold, denies Arab media reports that license lies within Palestinian territory
By ToI Staff
The Dead Sea (Oren Nahshon/Flash90)
May 1, 2016, 4:22 pm
Dead Sea area contains oil worth NIS 1.2 billion – report
Stock of company licensed to drill at the site jumps 35% following publication
By ToI Staff
Heavy machinery for exploratory oil drilling on the Golan Heights at Oil Site 5. (Courtesy Afek Oil and Gas)
November 2, 2015, 5:52 pm
Oil exploration in Golan gets two-year extension
Afek Oil and Gas sees request approved to extend exploration period for 10 trial wells; opponents vow legal battle
By Melanie Lidman
Heavy machinery for exploratory oil drilling on the Golan Heights at Oil Site 5. (Courtesy Afek Oil and Gas)
October 7, 2015, 4:17 am
Major oil reserve said found on Golan
Afek Oil and Gas confirms ‘significant amounts’ of liquid oil, but quality, quantity and cost-effectiveness of extraction still unknown
By ToI Staff
Heavy machinery for exploratory oil drilling on the Golan Heights at Oil Site 5. (Courtesy Afek Oil and Gas)
From the WebSeptember 18, 2015, 1:52 am
Golan Heights drilling confirms presence of hydrocarbons
RigZone: It’s not quite an oil discovery yet, but the new findings by an Israeli drilling firm look promising
Heavy machinery for exploratory oil drilling on the Golan Heights at Oil Site 5. (Courtesy Afek Oil and Gas)
December 30, 2014, 6:39 pm
Golan exploratory oil drilling begins
Afek begins work on preliminary search for petroleum after the High Court dismisses a petition to stop project
By Melanie Lidman
A tractor on Tuesday morning at the first site where Afek hopes to begin drilling. A temporary injunction stopped work at the site on Monday night (Courtesy photo: Adam Teva VDin)
September 30, 2014, 7:36 pm
High Court freezes preparation for Golan oil drilling
Temporary injunction issued against Afek Oil and Gas to stop pre-drilling work in southern Golan
By Melanie Lidman
Illustrative photo of an oil rig (photo credit: Dwight Burdette/Wikimedia Commons/File)
September 18, 2014, 9:27 pm
Israel’s oil wars shift to the Golan Heights
Environmentalists made headlines two weeks ago when they blocked a controversial oil shale pilot project in the Shfela; largely unnoticed, the same US parent company has won approval for exploratory drilling up north
By Melanie Lidman
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