Special to WorldTribune.com TEL AVIV — Israel has reported the flow of natural gas from a major offshore field. The government and an energy consortium said gas from Israel’s Tamar field in the eastern Mediterranean began to flow on March 30. The government said Tamar was believed to contain 10 trillion cubic feet of gas, […]
Special to WorldTribune.com NICOSIA — Israel and the Republic of Cyprus have reached a deal for joint energy exploration of the Mediterranean Sea. Two Israeli companies have signed an agreement to explore for crude oil and natural gas off the coast of the Republic of Cyprus. Under the agreement on Feb. 11, Avner Oil and […]
Special to WorldTribune.com TEL AVIV — Israel has encountered difficulty in offshore natural gas exploration. A prime contractor of Israel’s gas project in the Mediterranean has been forced to suspend drilling at the offshore Leviathan-1 well. Noble Energy said the drilling, meant to reach 21,400 feet, was halted because of high pressure as well as […]
Special to WorldTribune.com NICOSIA — A massive natural gas reserve has been discovered near Cyprus. A U.S. firm said the latest gas reserve was in the 12th block called Aphrodite in the eastern Mediterranean Sea, deemed by the Republic of Cyprus an Exclusive Economic Zone. Noble Energy said the deposit was estimated at 991 billion […]
Special to WorldTribune.com TEL AVIV — An Israeli defense major has established a facility to develop energy security systems and technology. Elbit Systems has set up a laboratory to help protect Israel’s new energy facilities in the Mediterranean Sea. Executives said the facility was developing technology as well as techniques that would integrate off-the-shelf equipment […]
Special to WorldTribune.com NICOSIA — The Republic of Cyprus has announced a major offshore energy discovery. The Greek Cypriot government has reported a major natural gas discovery off the coast of Cyprus. Officials said the U.S. firm Noble Energy has found large quantities of gas at the Cyprus A-1 well in Block 12 in the […]