Tamar gas field

Israel launches new search for natural gas in the Mediterranean Sea

The new gas exploration process comes alongside plans for a 150km. electricity cable linking southern and central Israel.

 View of the Israeli Leviathan gas field gas processing rig near the Israeli city of Caesarea, on January 31, 2019.
Jack Baker, Managing Director of Chevron’s Eastern Mediterranean region.

Chevron completes Tamar Optimization Project, boosting Israeli gas capacity

Energy and Infrastructure Minister Eli Cohen.

INGL announces Israel's new deal to export natural gas to Egypt via two billion shekel pipeline

Tamar gas field‏

Azerbaijan's SOCAR set to sign Israel gas exploration agreement


New gas prospect may approach size of Israel's large Tamar reservoir

Discovery of potential gas field in Mediterranean represents exploration opportunities.

Tamar gas field‏

Knesset panel: Gas deal should not advance

Netanyahu warns against ‘severe security challenge’ without plan.

Knesset panel discussing the gas deal

Steinitz: Foreign investments in gas will be strongest ‘growth engine’ for Israeli economy

Hydrocarbon exports are ‘golden opportunity’ to bolster ‘axis of peace’ of Israel, Egypt and Jordan, energy minister says

Panel discussion at the Jerusalem Post Diplomatic Conference, November 18, 2015

Deri refuses to temporarily resign to allow gas deal to be authorized

Steinitz: Without his signature, we don’t have gas. He has to sign.

Arye Deri

Italy’s Eni announces huge gas find off Egypt’s coast

Steinitz: Discovery is a ‘painful reminder’ that Israel is lagging behind.

Israel's natural gas

Knesset can vote on gas deal even if it’s not necessary, legal adviser says

If the Knesset rejects the gas outline, the government can ignore it, because parliamentary approval is not a prerequisite of enacting the deal.

Israel's natural gas

Cabinet passes natural gas compromise outline, after 8-month impasse

Document will still likely head to Knesset, before receiving final approval.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announces new gas deal‏.

Netanyahu, Steinitz present revisions to natural gas compromise outline

The new document will be brought to the cabinet for ministerial approval on Sunday.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announces new gas deal‏.

Kahlon says gas compromise won’t pass muster, monopolies must be dismantled

Up until now, Kahlon has maintained distance from the natural gas issue, due to his friendship with Koby Maimon, whose company Isramco has a 28.75 percent share in the Tamar gas field.

Moshe Kahlon

Publishing gas plan doesn’t solve political problem

While the deal itself has a majority, the procedural motion did not, at least as of Monday night, and following the release of the deal, nothing had changed.

Shelly Yachimovich