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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 346

natural gas in Israel

Eshkol power plant, Israel's largest natural gas powered plant, near the port of Ashdod. (Courtesy)
May 23, 2024, 7:58 pm
Leviathan partners ink $650 million natural gas deal to supply Eshkol power plant
The new contract is for the supply of natural gas to operate the Ashdod-based power plant owned by private Israeli electricity producer Dalia Power Energies
By Sharon Wrobel
Tamar natural gas field off the coast of Israel. (Courtesy)
February 18, 2024, 6:13 pm
Chevron partners greenlight $24m investment to boost gas production at offshore site
Energy firms approve second phase of project to expand natural gas production from Tamar field, after securing a new sales agreement for exports to Egypt
By Sharon Wrobel
View of the Israeli Leviathan natural gas field gas processing rig as seen from Dor Habonim Beach Nature Reserve, on January 1, 2020. (Flash90/File)
October 29, 2023, 11:54 pm
Amid ongoing war, BP and Eni among firms awarded gas exploration licenses in Israel
Energy Ministry says a total of 12 licenses have been given to six companies, four of which are new players in the exploration of natural gas off the country’s Mediterranean coast
By Sharon Wrobel
Illustrative: The Tamar gas field. (NewMed Energy/Delek Drilling)
October 9, 2023, 6:54 pm
Amid heavy rocket fire, Israel shuts down Tamar offshore natural gas field
US energy giant Chevron, operator of Tamar reservoir located off Ashkelon coast, says Energy Ministry ordered production at the rig suspended
By Sharon Wrobel
An Israeli Navy Sa’ar 6-class corvette guards the Energean floating production, storage and offloading vessel at the Tamar gas field, in an image published by the military on April 23, 2023. (Israel Defense Forces)
August 29, 2023, 8:22 pm
Natural gas royalties jump 23%, top NIS 1 billion in first half of year
Israel expects to collect a total of NIS 2 billion from gas and other natural resources royalties in 2023 as additional exports to Egypt okayed
By Sharon Wrobel
Illustrative: The Tamar gas field. (NewMed Energy/Delek Drilling)
August 23, 2023, 10:44 pm
Israel approves expansion of natural gas exports to Egypt from Tamar field
Energy Minister Israel Katz says additional natural gas exports will boost state revenue and improve ties with Egypt, while domestic energy needs will not be affected
By Sharon Wrobel
View of the Israeli Leviathan natural gas field gas processing rig as seen from Dor Habonim Beach Nature Reserve, on January 1, 2020. (Flash90/File)
July 2, 2023, 6:58 pm
Energy companies to build third pipeline from Israel’s Leviathan gas field
NewMed Energy, Chevron Mediterranean Limited and Ratio Energies teaming up on plan to boost production capacity from about 12 billion to 14 billion cubic meters per year
By AFP
Protesters rally against plans for the Kesem power station. 'This gas will kill us,' read the signs in yellow (YouTube screenshot)
May 30, 2023, 3:34 pm
Government greenlights 2 gas-fired power stations to meet electricity demands
Kesem plant earmarked for plot near Rosh Ha’ayin in the center of the country, while Dorad in the southern coastal city of Ashkelon will be expanded
By Sue Surkes
The Leviathan natural gas platform off the shore of Israel. (Albatross)
March 28, 2023, 3:14 pm
UK’s BP teams up with Abu Dhabi state oil group to buy 50% of Israel’s NewMed Energy
Offer values NewMed, a key stakeholder in Israel’s Leviathan offshore gas field, at about NIS 14.1b ($4b); tentative deal is called a ‘testament’ to Israel-UAE ties
By Sharon Wrobel
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu shakes hands with Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni in Rome's Palazzo Chigi, March 10, 2023. (Amos Ben-Gershom/GPO)
March 10, 2023, 7:04 pm
In Rome, Netanyahu says ties with Italy about to expand dramatically
After meeting Italian premier Giorgia Meloni, PM doesn’t mention Iran threat, though sources say it dominated the discussion
By Lazar Berman
Illustrative: The Tamar gas field. (NewMed Energy/Delek Drilling)
December 8, 2022, 7:51 pm
Chevron, partners okay expansion of gas production from Israel’s Tamar field
Energy firms to invest $673 million in boosting gas production to meet growing demand in Israel and neighboring countries
By Sharon Wrobel
Energean's floating production system (FPSO) at the Karish gas field in the Mediterranean Sea. (Energean)
October 12, 2022, 5:05 pm
Caretaker government can pass Lebanon deal by invoking ‘essential public need’
Outgoing coalition lacks a Knesset majority but, as with past border delimitation agreements, doesn’t appear to need parliamentary approval to okay US-brokered deal
By Yuval Shany
Prime Minister Yair Lapid convenes his security cabinet to discuss the Israel-Lebanon maritime border agreement, October 12, 2022. (Amos Ben Gershom/ GPO)
October 12, 2022, 4:50 pm
Leaked text of Lebanon-Israel maritime deal underscores its ambiguity
US-brokered agreement doesn’t create an internationally recognized border between the two countries and leaves ‘plenty of room for friction,’ experts say
By Lazar Berman
Energean's floating production system (FPSO) at the Karish gas field in the Mediterranean Sea. (Energean)
October 6, 2022, 8:35 pm
Energean announces new Israel gas discovery, estimated at 7-15 billion cubic meters
UK-Greek company informs Tel Aviv, London stock exchanges
By Sue Surkes
US Senior Adviser for Energy Security Amos Hochstein arrives at at meeting in Beirut on July 31, 2022. (Anwar AMRO / AFP)
August 2, 2022, 11:49 am
US envoy makes unannounced visit to Israel after Lebanon talks on maritime dispute
Amos Hochstein reportedly meets with Lapid and will sit down with other Israeli officials in ongoing indirect talks to resolve disagreement centered on Karish offshore gas field
By Amy Spiro
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