Texas firm set to launch development of massive Israeli gas field

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Texas firm set to launch development of massive Israeli gas field

by WorldTribune Staff, February 24, 2017 Texas-based Noble Energy said it is set to begin developing Israel’s massive offshore Leviathan gas field. The first phase of the project will begin immediately, the company said in a statement issued on Feb. 23. Noble Energy said it expects the first gas to flow in 2019. Leviathan, discovered in 2010 […]

Israel Court ruling seen as threat to U.S. energy firm

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Israel Court ruling seen as threat to U.S. energy firm

Special to WorldTribune.com Israel’s High Court on March 27 rejected Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s offshore gas development deal signed last December with U.S. and Israeli companies. The ruling was a major setback for U.S.-based Noble Energy, which could delay the firm’s $6 billion natural gas project off the coast of Israel for as much as […]