Leviathan News


Delek wants more Cyprus stake

Jun 01, 2015

Israel’s Delek Group is proposing a US$155 million deal to acquire 19.9% stake in Block 12, offshore Cyprus, from Houston-based Noble Energy. Map from Noble. Block 12 covers approximately 2684sq km in the Eastern Mediterranean Sea…

Israel's antitrust commissioner to resign

May 26, 2015

In a potential stroke of good news for Noble Energy, the Director General of the Israeli Antitrust Authority, David Glio, announced his resignation on 25 May. However, Glio will remain in his role until August. Glio’s resignation is notable…

Dolphinus strikes Tamar deal

Mar 18, 2015

The Tamar partners awarded Dolphinus Holdings a US$1.2 billion contract to export natural gas from the Tamar project to Egypt. Tamar field. From Delek.   For the first three years of the seven-year contract…

PPGC cancels Leviathan deal

Mar 11, 2015

The Leviathan project takes another hit after the Palestine Power Generation Co. (PPGC) gave its notice to cancel its 20-year agreement to supply natural gas for Leviathan, offshore Israel. Map of Israel…

Noble suspends Israel investments, expansion

Feb 20, 2015

Noble Energy is suspending any further investments in the expansion of Tamar, and initial development of Leviathan until regulatory issues are resolved with Israel. Image of the Tamar field. From Delek…

Leviathan looms

Jan 01, 2015

Sarah Parker Musarra examines Israel’s Leviathan field’s potential and separates fact from misconception. The Tamar field, which was turned around from discovery into production in only four years…

Israel debating on Leviathan

Dec 23, 2014

The Israel Anti-trust Authority advised Noble Energy and its Leviathan field partners of its decision to not submit the Consent Decree to the Anti-trust Tribunal for final approval.  Maps from Noble.   Noble…

Noble Energy sets Leviathan production date

Oct 31, 2014

Noble Energy has targeted an early 2018 start-up date for its giant Leviathan gas field off Israel, according to its 3Q earnings statement. In addition, the Houston-based independent received government approval for a gas delivery point for the field in the northern part of Israel…

Noble Energy, partners submit Leviathan development plan

Sep 30, 2014

The partnership behind the Leviathan field off Israel has submitted a US$6.5 billion initial development plan to the country’s Ministry of National Infrastructures, Energy and Water Resources, Reuters has reported. Located around 130km from Israel’s coast in around 1600m of water…

Jordan utility company to receive Israeli gas

Sep 03, 2014

Noble Energy has entered into a non-binding letter of intent (LOI) to supply Jordan’s National Electric Power Co. Ltd. (NEPCO) gas from the Leviathan field, located off Israel, the company announced on 3 September 2014. In the US$15 billion deal…

Leviathan group signs Egyptian export deal

Jun 30, 2014

The Leviathan field consortium has signed a preliminary deal with BG Group to export up to 3.75Tcf of natural gas over a 15-year period to the UK major’s LNG plant in Idku, Egpyt, operator Noble Energy announced. Under the terms of the non-binding letter of intent (LOI)…

Woodside retreats from Leviathan

May 21, 2014

Woodside Energy has axed its plans to purchase a sizeable stake in Israel’s Leviathan gas project, terminating its February memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the joint venture participants, the Australian company announced 20 May. This…

Woodside still working on Leviathan

Mar 28, 2014

Woodside Energy’s bid to join the offshore Israel Leviathan gas field consortium has missed an agreed deadline, the firm has said.  Australia-based Woodside and the offshore Israel Leviathan project joint venture partners missed a target…

Delek extends licenses

Feb 13, 2014

Delek Group's gas subsidiaries announced that the Petroleum Commissioner of the Ministry of Energy and Water Resources announced to the partners in Rachel/349 and Amit/350 licenses its decision with regards to extending the validity of these licenses until 20 March 2014…

Noble Energy releases Leviathan

Feb 06, 2014

Noble Energy, Inc. announced the signing of a non-binding memorandum of understanding (MOU) regarding the sale of interest in the Leviathan licenses, offshore Israel, to Woodside Petroleum. Each of the existing Leviathan partners, Noble Energy…

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