Offshore drilling for Israel halted; ‘deep oil’ test planned

Offshore drilling for Israel halted; ‘deep oil’ test planned

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 […]