Israel

News
May 19, 2023
"Our preparations for the re-entry of the Megiddo-Jezreel #1 well (MJ-01) are underway, and we are excited about the potential for success by utilizing new perforation methods," said Rob Dunn, CEO of Zion Oil & Gas.

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March 28, 2023
The move will deepen BP’s presence in the eastern Mediterranean and mark ADNOC’s first venture into the region, which has seen several major gas finds in the past 15 years and attracted billions of dollars of investment from energy firms.

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March 13, 2023
Zion Oil and Gas is steadily moving forward with operational plans in anticipation of the new license being granted very soon. The company’s most recent updates have alluded to its intentions of re-entering the MJ-1 well.

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February 14, 2023
While the country began sending natural gas abroad several years ago, its oil production has never been significant. The Karish deposit in the eastern Mediterranean Sea is Energean’s flagship project and has been pumping gas since last year.

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November 15, 2022
TotalEnergies SE and Eni SpA are preparing to explore for natural gas in previously contested waters off the coasts of Lebanon and Israel, following last month’s accord between the two nations.

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October 27, 2022
Lebanon and Israel have signed a U.S.-brokered deal that ends a dispute over gas-rich waters in the Mediterranean, paving the way for the development of energy resources.

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October 03, 2022
American operator Zion Oil and Gas continues to be optimistic about a wildcat well it has drilled onshore Israel.

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March 14, 2022
Energean announced a step in the continued development of its Israeli natural gas operations, signing a supply agreement with the Israel Electric Company, the largest Israeli buyer of natural gas.

News
January 20, 2021
The partners in the Leviathan and Tamar fields, which sit off Israel’s Mediterranean coast, signed an agreement under which Israel Natural Gas Lines Ltd. will lay a new subsea pipeline and expand some of its existing ones, according to a statement Tuesday from Delek Drilling LP, a shareholder in both reservoirs.

News
December 31, 2019
A decade after its discovery was lauded as a guarantor of Israel’s energy security, the giant Leviathan natural-gas field started production Tuesday. But instead of anticipating a coal-free future, residents living near the gas platform have abandoned their homes for a day.

News
December 19, 2019
Jerusalem’s district court ruled late Tuesday that the firms developing Leviathan are barred from pollutive activity until further notice, in effect halting operations.
News
September 11, 2019
Egypt expects to begin receiving natural gas from Israel by the end of 2019, the oil minister said, fulfilling a $15 billion deal that will position the North African country as an energy re-export hub on Europe’s doorstep.
Article
April 2019
During a recent visit to Houston, Israel’s chief geologist, Dr. Michael (Miki) Gardosh, who operates within the Ministry of Energy, visited with World Oil Editor-in-Chief Kurt Abraham, providing an update on the country’s E&P sector. Activity remains solid offshore, buoyed by a current bidding round, and there also is some renewed interest onshore.
Article
February 2019
The Eastern Mediterranean Gas Conference (EMGC) is gearing up for another must-attend event in Cyprus.
Article
March 2018
Operators accept risks of Mediterranean gas development
Article
March 2018
Fugro has begun a series of geophysical and geotechnical surveys for ADNOC’s Hail and Ghasha development in the UAE’s Arabian Gulf.
Article
January 2018
Eastern Mediterranean region are beginning to increase E&P activity and were able to bring several key projects on stream in 2017.
Article
February 2017
The fourth Eastern Mediterranean Gas Conference (EMGC) is being held at Hilton Cyprus in Nicosia, Cyprus, March 14-15. The event venue is conveniently located, allowing easy access to some of the capital city’s main attractions, such as the city center, the Old City and the modern business district.
Article
January 2017
Eastern Mediterranean region strives to weather low oil price storm
News
January 11, 2017
Energean Oil & Gas outlined initial details for the development of the Karish and Tanin natural gas fields. At a press conference in Tel Aviv, Energean management announced that the two fields will be developed using a floating production, storage and offloading (FPSO) unit to facilitate the quickest route to producing first gas with the objectives of the government of Israel.
News
January 11, 2017
Genie Energy Ltd. has announced that it is establishing Atid Drilling Ltd., an onshore drilling services venture based in Israel.