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Illustrative photo of a natural gas field in the Mediterranean Sea (Moshe Shai/FLASH90)
July 3, 2016, 6:30 pm
Israel-US consortium sinks $265 million in new gas well
Drilling at field, 100 kilometers offshore in the Mediterranean Sea, expected to start in last quarter of the year
By AFP
Navy chief Admiral Ram Rotberg poses for a picture near the Tamar gas processing rig 24 kilometers off Israel's southern coast on September 2, 2015. (Flash90)
September 3, 2015, 12:57 am
Navy commandos simulate attack on offshore gas rig
Elite Flotilla 13 soldiers drill retaking platform from terrorists without use of live rounds, to avoid gas explosion
By TOI staff
Illustrative photo of a natural gas field in the Mediterranean Sea (Moshe Shai/FLASH90)
From the WebMarch 18, 2015, 9:55 am
Delek leads rally in Israeli gas companies on Egypt export deal
Bloomberg: Lost in the shuffle of election news was the report of Israel’s newest gas deal
From the WebJanuary 21, 2014, 9:39 am
After discovering natural gas, Israel is poised to become an energy exporter
Moment: The ‘back story’ of Israel’s Tamar and Leviathan discoveries goes back a long way — to 1991
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu leads a weekly cabinet meeting in Jerusalem (photo credit: Marc Israel Sellem/Pool/Flash90)
June 23, 2013, 5:16 pm
Cabinet approves gas export plan by wide margin
Foreign sale okayed of 40% of natural gas find; PM claims opponents don’t understand how to run economies; critics say Knesset must debate issue
By Haviv Rettig Gur and Lazar Berman
Protesters hold up signs and chant slogans as they take part in a protest march against the government's decision to export 40% of the countries' natural gas reserves (photo credit: Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
June 22, 2013, 11:01 pm
Hundreds in Jerusalem protest against gas exports
Police arrest 4 for blocking traffic; opposition MK Eitan Cabel says Netanyahu must answer to the Israeli people
By TOI staff
Eitan Cabel (photo credit: Uri Lenz/Flash90)
June 22, 2013, 3:28 pm
Labor MK to demand Knesset discussion on gas exports
Eitan Cabel says Netanyahu must answer to the Israeli people, calls decision to sell 40 percent of natural gas ‘reckless’
By TOI staff
June 20, 2013, 9:20 am
Yachimovich slams ‘underhanded’ gas export decision
Energy minister dismisses criticism, says revenues will lower cost of living, strengthen Israel’s standing in the region
By Yoel Goldman and David Shamah
Protesters hold up signs and chant slogans as they gather outside the house of businessman Yitzhak Tshuva, in Ramat Poleg, Netanya, in a May 18 protest calling for a change in the goverment's gas export policy (Photo credit: Gili Yaari/Flash 90)
June 19, 2013, 9:45 pm
Govt. gas export decision unlikely to satisfy everyone — or anyone
Israel will allow only 40% of its gas reserves to be shipped out, less than had been promised to companies, and more than what some Israelis are prepared to allow
By David Shamah
An aerial view of an Israeli offshore gas rig (Albatross Aerial photography/Noble Energy/Flash90/File)
June 7, 2013, 8:07 pm
Noble drills to confirm size of Cyprus gas field
Houston-based company, which owns significant shares in major Israeli offshore deposits Tamar and Leviathan, probes new Mediterranean find
An aerial view of an Israeli offshore gas rig (Albatross Aerial photography/Noble Energy/Flash90/File)
May 15, 2013, 10:59 pm
More signs of gas found at offshore drilling site
Geological data shows Karish 1 deposit may contain 2 trillion cubic feet of natural gas; energy minister lauds discovery
By Yifa Yaakov and TOI staff
Tovia Luskin of Givot Olam (Photo credit: Abir Sultan/FLASH90)
April 25, 2012, 4:27 am
Oil magnate: Israeli tech can solve the world’s energy crisis, if red tape doesn’t tie it up
Tovia Luskin says it’s not true the rebbe told him where to drill, but he did use a biblical verse as a guide
By David Shamah
A deep-sea oil-drilling rig (photo credit: Nati Shohat/Flash90)
March 13, 2012, 6:05 pm
Energy bonanza found offshore
Giant oil and natural gas reserves discovered 24 kilometers from Tel Aviv beach
By Ilan Ben Zion
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