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Israel’s Leviathan Partners Expand Egypt Gas Deal with $35B Supply Boost

Aug 07, 2025

The partners in Israel’s Leviathan gas field have signed an amendment to their existing export agreement with Blue Ocean Energy, significantly increasing natural gas volumes destined for Egypt.Under the revised deal, total contracted volumes will rise by up to 130 billion cubic meters (BCM) in two phases, potentially bringing total revenues to an estimated $35 billion over the contract period.The first…

Leviathan Natural Gas Field Signs $35b Supply Deal With Egypt

Aug 07, 2025

Israel's Leviathan natural gas field has signed the largest export agreement in the country's history, worth up to $35 billion to supply gas to Egypt, NewMed, one of the partners in the field, said on Thursday.The deal should ease an energy crisis in Egypt…

Israel's Leviathan Gas Field to Resume Production in Next Few Hours

Jun 25, 2025

Israel's NewMed said on Wednesday the Leviathan natural gas field that supplies gas to Egypt and Jordan, shut down nearly two weeks ago due to the Iran-Israel conflict, would resume operations in the next few hours.Two of Israel's three gas…

Israeli Leviathan Gas Field Halts Production Amid Conflict with Iran

Jun 16, 2025

Israeli government has ordered Chevron’s subsidiary Chevron Mediterranean to halt production at its operated Leviathan offshore natural gas project amid security concerns related to the escalation of conflict with Iran.The Minister of Energy…

Israel Issues Offshore Licenses to BP, Socar and NewMed for Gas Exploration

Mar 17, 2025

Israel awarded licences to BP, Azeri national oil firm Socar and local company NewMed Energy NWMDp.TA on Monday to explore for natural gas in Israeli waters as the country seeks to boost domestic gas reserves and expand exports.In 2023 the trio…

Leviathan Partners Submit Expansion Plan

Feb 23, 2025

Partners in the Israeli Leviathan offshore natural gas project have submitted a multi-billion-dollar plan with the government to significantly expand the field and boost production, one of the partners in the group said on Sunday.NewMed Energy…

Expansion Works at Leviathan Gas Field Off Israel Delayed as War Escalates

Oct 07, 2024

Chevron Mediterranean, a subsidiary of the U.S. oil giant Chevron, has informed that the works on the Leviathan field that would expand its gas production have been postponed due to the escalation of security situation resulting from the Israel-Gaza war…

Chevron Resumes Israel Offshore Gas Production

Oct 02, 2024

Chevron said on Wednesday it has resumed natural gas production at the Tamar and Leviathan platforms offshore Israel following brief precautionary production shut-in on Tuesday night.(Reporting by Ron Bousso; editing by Jason Neely)

Chevron Resumes Natural Gas Supply from Israel's Tamar Offshore Field

Nov 13, 2023

Chevron said on Monday it had resumed the supply of natural gas from the offshore Tamar field, a month after it was told by Israel to halt operations due to violence in the region.The Tamar field, a major source of gas for Israel's power generators…

Israeli Gas Exports to Egypt Resume But in Small Quantities

Nov 03, 2023

Israeli natural gas exports to Egypt have resumed after a disruption last weekend but in small volumes, an official in Egypt's petroleum ministry said on Thursday, without specifying the current flow.Three people with knowledge of the matter also told Reuters on Tuesday the flow had resumed…

Israel Awards Gas Exploration Licenses to Eni, BP and Four Others

Oct 30, 2023

Israel's Energy Ministry said on Sunday it had awarded 12 licenses to six companies to explore for natural gas off the country's Mediterranean coast, aiming to create more competition and diversify suppliers.The license awards, which came as the Israel-Hamas conflict entered its fourth week…

Middle East Conflict Threatens Regional Gas Market, Could Affect Europe's LNG Supplies - Rystad

Oct 19, 2023

The ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas, the Palestinian militant group, poses a serious threat to the regional natural gas market and could have knock-on effects on Europe’s liquefied natural gas (LNG) supply as winter approaches, Rystad Energy…

Israeli Energy Sites Impacted by the Gaza Conflict

Oct 16, 2023

Israel, which has become a major gas exporter in recent years, has shut down several major energy sites since Hamas militants attacked southern Israel on Oct. 7, sparking a wider conflict in the Gaza Strip.Following are the sites impacted by the conflict so far:THE TAMAR GAS FIELDIsrael on Oct…

Chevron Halts Exports Through Major Subsea Pipeline Between Israel and Egypt

Oct 13, 2023

Chevron has halted natural gas exports through a major subsea pipeline between Israel and Egypt and is supplying gas via an alternative pipeline through Jordan, the company said on Tuesday.The decision to halt exports via the East Mediterranean…

BP Says Bid to Acquire Stake in Israel's NewMed on Track

Oct 13, 2023

BP and Abu Dhabi National Oil Co's (ADNOC) $2 billion bid to acquire a 50% stake in Israeli gas producer NewMed Energy remains on track, a BP executive has told investors.BP remained 'very optimistic' about the deal despite the escalation of…

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