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Aerial view of Emek Hefer. (Guy Shmueli)
July 4, 2026, 10:44 am
Push for gas-fired power plants throws rural Israel into turmoil
Plan for up to 13 new stations to bolster country’s electric grid divides communities, as state puts sensitive land deals in hands of private entrepreneurs
By Sue Surkes
Illustrative: Traffic flows on a main road past electricity transmission towers in Tehran, December 16, 2024. (Atta Kenare / AFP)
January 10, 2025, 7:54 pm
Iran again closes schools, offices to conserve power amid shortages
Order affects third of Islamic Republic’s provinces, including Tehran; oil-rich country’s energy woes thought to stem in part from reported Israeli attack on gas pipe in February
By AFP and ToI Staff
Iran's Minister of Petroleum Javad Owji attends the opening session of the 24th ministerial meeting of the Gas Exporting Countries Forum (GECF), in Cairo on October 25, 2022. (Photo by Khaled DESOUKI / AFP)
February 14, 2024, 11:36 am
‘Terrorists’ sabotage Iran’s main gas pipeline, minister says
Oil Minister Javad Owji says Iran anticipated sabotage and took steps to limit damage, with only villages close to pipelines experiencing outage
By Reuters
Illustrative image of a car being refueled at a gas station, in Jerusalem, on March 11, 2022. (Jamal Awad/Flash90)
June 29, 2022, 1:02 pm
Gas prices to climb to NIS 8.08 per liter this week
Price for self-service nears 2012 record, despite temporary tax cut; Finance minister has vowed to reduce tariffs further
By ToI Staff
A man fills up his car at a gas station in Jerusalem, March 11, 2022. (Jamal Awad/Flash90)
June 28, 2022, 10:59 am
Gas prices set to surpass NIS 8 per liter
Prices nearing 2012 record high of 8.25 NIS per liter, despite a temporary tax cut; Liberman vows to reduce tariffs further
By ToI Staff
A destroyed tank is seen near the village of Biskvitne near Kharkiv on May 19, 2022, amid Russia's military invasion launched on Ukraine. (Sergey Bobok/AFP)
May 21, 2022, 4:20 pm
Zelensky: Only diplomacy can end conflict with Russia
Ukrainian president warns continued fighting ‘will be bloody’; Moscow cuts gas supplies to Finland following NATO application
By Charlotte Plantive, Dmitry Zaks and Patrick Fort
German Economy and Climate Minister and Vice Chancellor Robert Habeck, left, shakes hands with the Emir of Qatar Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, in Doha, Qatar, March 20, 2022. (Amiri Diwan via AP)
March 20, 2022, 7:00 pm
Pivoting from dependence on Russian gas, Germany seals deal with Qatar
Europe increasingly counts on liquefied natural gas as a replacement for Russian gas; Germany is worried about having enough for next winter
By AFP
This undated file photo shows a Qatari liquid natural gas (LNG) tanker ship being loaded up with LNG at Ras Laffan Sea Port, northern Qatar. (AP Photo)
March 8, 2022, 7:58 pm
Israel mulls European request for gas as Russia threatens to cut EU supplies
Sources in Energy Ministry confirm request from Europe’s Energy Commissioner, say decision tied to the new Karish site coming online
By Sue Surkes
A worker at a Ukrainian gas station Volovets in western Ukraine Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2015. (AP Photo/Pavlo Palamarchuk, File)
January 26, 2022, 8:35 am
US, Europe draw up gas supply plan in case of Russian cutoff amid Ukraine tensions
Washington and allies worry potential economic and political sanctions over military buildup could lead to Moscow stopping deliveries to continent at height of winter
By Ellen Knickmeyer, AAMER MADHANI and Matthew Daly
A United Nations ship is pictured in the southernmost area of Naqura, by the border with Israel, on October 14, 2020. (Mahmoud Zayyat/AFP)
October 29, 2020, 11:02 am
Lebanon reportedly demanding control of 2 Israeli gas fields in maritime talks
Beirut claim on 1,430 square kilometers beyond disputed blocks leads to heated argument, according to reports, with negotiations set to resume Thursday
By ToI Staff
A general view is pictured of the Grangemouth Refinery complex on the Firth of Forth in Grangemouth, Scotland, on April 21, 2020. (ANDY BUCHANAN / AFP)
April 21, 2020, 11:34 pm
Oil prices crumble as pandemic upends markets
Global demand plummets with few people flying or driving and factories closed, but producers can’t slow production fast enough, and storage tanks creeping toward their limits
By STAN CHOE, DAMIAN J. TROISE and ALEX VEIGA
Firefighters at the scene of an explosion at a tanker truck garage in Tamra, January 20, 2020 (Israel Fire Service)
January 20, 2020, 6:04 pm
4 seriously wounded in large explosion at gas truck garage
Police and firefighters investigating cause of blast, thought to be from gas leak, in northern town of Tamra
By ToI Staff
A gas station that was burned during protests that followed authorities' decision to raise gasoline prices, in Tehran, Iran, November 17, 2019. (Abdolvahed Mirzazadeh/ISNA via AP)
November 17, 2019, 7:53 pm
Iranian president says country cannot allow protests to cause ‘insecurity’
Rouhani tells ministers the right to demonstrate does not include rioting, defends gasoline price hike that sparked unrest; internet almost completely shut down
By Agencies and ToI Staff
An aerial view of the Israeli Tamar gas processing rig 24 kilometers off the Israeli southern coast of Ashkelon.
November 8, 2019, 12:24 am
Cyprus signs $9 billion gas extraction deal with Israel’s Delek, other firms
Nicosia inks its first agreement to develop massive offshore Aphrodite field, estimated to contain over four trillion cubic feet of fuel
By AFP
NYPD counterterrorism officers are stationed at St. Patrick's Cathedral, as religious institutions boost security in the aftermath of Pittsburgh's Synagogue shooting, October 29, 2018, in New York. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews)
April 18, 2019, 4:48 pm
Man with gas cans arrested at St. Patrick’s Cathedral in New York City
37-year-old suspect stopped at entrance to landmark, detained by counter-terrorism police, days after fire guts Notre Dame in Paris
By AP
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