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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 340

Eastern Mediterranean Gas

Installations at the Zohr natural gas field off Egypt's coast. (YouTube screen shot)
January 15, 2023, 6:55 pm
Chevron says it discovered ‘significant’ natural gas find off Egypt’s coast
The operator of Israel’s Leviathan and Tamar gas fields says exploration at Egyptian offshore field in the Eastern Mediterranean Sea ‘encountered high-quality reservoirs’
By Sharon Wrobel
This photo provided by Cyprus press and information office, European Union's energy commissioner Kadri Simson speaks during the East Mediterranean Gas Forum conference at the presidential palace in the capital Nicosia, Cyprus, Friday, Oct. 14, 2022. (Andreas Loucaides/Cyprus Press and Information Office via AP)
October 18, 2022, 6:04 am
Cyprus, EU launch project to link island to European grid
EU official says East Mediterranean gas can wean the bloc off Russian energy; Cypriot president hails ‘historic’ day
By Agencies and ToI Staff
Gulls fly over the Mediterranean Sea at the Gaza port, in Gaza City, February 8, 2022. (AP Photo/Hatem Moussa)
October 14, 2022, 9:23 pm
Egypt moves to promote long-stalled development of Gaza offshore gas
Palestinians have long been looking for investors to extract the estimated 28 billion cubic meters of natural gas off Gaza’s coast
By Adel Zaanoun
President of Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdogan delivers a speech during a press conference in Ankara, on January 20, 2022. (Adem Altan/AFP)
January 30, 2022, 5:55 pm
Israel said viewing Herzog-Erdogan meet as ‘trial’ for warmer relations with Turkey
Officials say recent actions taken by Turkish leader have proven his ‘seriousness,’ including efforts to curb Hamas activity and freeing Israeli tourist couple accused of espionage
By ToI Staff
A helicopter flies over Turkey's drilling ship, 'Fatih' dispatched towards the eastern Mediterranean, near Cyprus, on July 9, 2019. (Turkish Defence Ministry via AP, Pool)
March 15, 2021, 10:42 pm
Turkey tells Israel, Greece, EU to seek permission for work in east Med waters
Cyprus, Israel, Greece have signed deal for world’s longest undersea power cable, but it is set to run through contested waters at center of regional tensions
By AFP
In this photo taken August 10, 2020, Turkey's research vessel, Oruc Reis, center, is surrounded by Turkish navy vessels west of Antalya on the Mediterranean, Turkey. (IHA via AP)
September 13, 2020, 2:45 pm
Greece welcomes return to port of Turkish survey ship at heart of standoff
After a summer of simmering tensions and military buildup in the eastern Mediterranean, research vessel docks near port of Antalya
By Agencies
In this photo made from a video provided by the Turkish Energy Ministry on Aug. 12, 2020, Turkey's research vessel Oruc Reis is sailing off the west of Antalya on the Mediterranean, Turkey. (Turkish Energy Ministry via AP, Pool)
September 1, 2020, 3:28 pm
Turkey extends Mediterranean gas exploration mission
Erdogan’s deployment of vessels into disputed waters, which was set to expire on September 1, is a flashpoint in escalating tensions with fellow NATO member Greece
By Raziye AKKOC and Fulya Ozerkan
Turkey's drilling ship, Fatih, sails through the Bosphorus toward the Black Sea in Istanbul, May 29, 2020. (AP Photo/Emrah Gurel)
August 22, 2020, 2:17 am
Erdogan claims Turkey’s ‘greatest’ gas discovery; analysts doubt its magnitude
Turkish president announces finding fuel in Black Sea, which will reduce dependence on imports, but experts say it’s not a ‘game-changer’
By Suzan Fraser
People gather in Limanakia Vouliagenis beach in southern Athens, August 6, 2020. (AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis)
August 13, 2020, 1:43 pm
After foreign ministers meet, Greece to let 600 Israeli tourists visit per week
Israelis reportedly to be limited to 4 destinations, stay in quarantine for up to 48 hours until test results; meeting Dendias, Netanyahu backs Greece in spat with Turkey
By ToI Staff and Agencies
The drilling vessel Fatih deployed by Turkey to search for gas and oil in waters considered part of the EU state's exclusive economic zone on June 24, 2019 (AFP)
January 19, 2020, 2:13 pm
EU warns Turkey against ‘illegal’ Mediterranean gas exploration plans
After Erdogan vows to start searching waters ‘as soon as possible,’ defying a mega-deal signed by Israel, Greece and Cyprus, European countries accuse Ankara of stoking conflict
By AFP and ToI Staff
The drilling vessel Fatih deployed by Turkey to search for gas and oil in waters considered part of the EU state's exclusive economic zone on June 24, 2019 (AFP)
January 16, 2020, 3:14 pm
Turkey to start Mediterranean gas exploration ‘as soon as possible’
After signing controversial deal with Libya, Erdogan says it’s ‘no longer legally possible’ to have search and drilling activities or a pipeline without countries’ okay
By AFP
This picture taken on January 31, 2019, shows a view of the SSCV Thialf crane vessel after laying the newly arrived foundation platform for the Leviathan natural gas field in the Mediterranean Sea, about 130 kilometers (81 miles) west of Haifa. (Marc Israel Sellem/Pool/AFP)
December 23, 2019, 1:07 pm
Turkish diplomat’s car torched in Greece amid tensions over energy exploration
Ankara says its recent deal with Libya grants it economic rights to a large swath of the eastern Mediterranean, sparking a multinational diplomatic row
By Agencies
The Leviathan natural gas platform off the shore of Israel. (Albatross)
December 21, 2019, 6:42 am
Cyprus rallies Israel, other neighbors to counter Turkey-Libya maritime deal
Netanyahu backs joint diplomatic effort after Erdogan claims economic rights over large swath of eastern Mediterranean, threatening Israeli gas pipeline
By AP
Greek Minister of Environment and Energy Kostas Hatzidakis, center, US Assistant Secretary of State of Energy Francis Fannon, right, and Cyprus' Energy Minister Georgios Lakkotrypis take part in a summit in Athens, Wednesday, Aug. 7, 2019. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)
August 7, 2019, 10:19 pm
Greece, Cyprus, Israel, US pledge to boost energy cooperation
Energy minister Steinitz says ambitious eastern Mediterranean natural gas pipeline will help foster better regional ties
By Elena Becatoros
A maritime map of the eastern Mediterranean showing Exclusive Economic Zone borders, including an area of dispute (marked 4) between Israel and Lebanon. Source: IEMed Mediterranean Yearbook 2012 (www.iemed.org/medyearbook)
April 23, 2019, 7:11 pm
Lebanon ‘ready’ to demarcate maritime border with Israel under UN supervision
Parliament speaker proposes similar process used to draw Blue Line; move could settle dispute over 300 square miles of oil rich waters
By Tamar Pileggi
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