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Chevron Expands Mediterranean Push with Malta Exploration

May 06, 2026

Chevron said on Tuesday it would search for oil and gas south of Malta, which lies between producing Mediterranean nations Libya, Italy and Tunisia but has not got any production itself yet.Exploration studies will be based on existing data rather than newly drilled wells.Chevron's portfolio in the Mediterranean includes operating stakes in Israel's Leviathan and Tamar gas fields and the Aphrodite field being developed offshore Cyprus…

Syria Identifies Offshore Site for First Deep Water Chevron Project

May 11, 2026

Syria has identified an offshore site for its first deep-water oil and gas exploration project with U.S. major Chevron and Qatar’s UCC Holding, the Syrian Petroleum Company said on Monday.The move is part of a broader push by Syria’s new government…

Israel Orders Restart of Ops at Karish Offshore Gas Platform

Apr 09, 2026

Israel's energy ministry said on Thursday that it had instructed Energean to begin resuming operations at the Karish natural gas platform off Israel's Mediterranean coast following the U.S. ceasefire with Iran.The platform has been closed since February 28…

Chevron Hires Hanwha Ocean for Leviathan Expansion Module Fabrication

Mar 05, 2026

Hanwha Ocean has been awarded a module fabrication contract for the Leviathan Expansion Project by Chevron Mediterranean, supporting plans to increase production from the offshore gas field in Israel.The project involves fabrication of additional…

Chevron Signs Oil Exploration Deal in Syrian Waters

Feb 04, 2026

Chevron has signed a memorandum of understanding, or an initial agreement, with the Syrian Petroleum Company and the Qatari firm UCC Holding to evaluate exploration for oil and gas offshore Syria, a spokesperson for the U.S. major said on Wednesday…

Chevron Greenlights Expansion of Israel’s Leviathan Gas Field

Jan 16, 2026

Chevron and its partners in the Leviathan natural gas reservoir have reached a Final Investment Decision (FID) to expand the production capacity of the strategic Leviathan production platform located offshore Israel.The Leviathan expansion project…

Israel Greenlights Major Natural Gas Deal with Egypt

Dec 18, 2025

Israel has approved a deal that will supply natural gas to Egypt, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Wednesday, describing it as the country's largest-ever gas deal.Israel signed the export agreement in August with Chevron and its partners…

Chevron Nears Investment Decision to Expand Leviathan Gas Field

Nov 05, 2025

Chevron is nearing a final investment decision for a capacity expansion of the Leviathan gas field off Israel's Mediterranean coast, but is still waiting for an Israeli permit to export the gas to Egypt as part of a $35 billion deal, it said on Wednesday…

Chevron, Israeli Operator Set to Start Building New Gas Pipeline to Egypt

Sep 17, 2025

Chevron has signed a deal with state-owned pipeline operator Israel Natural Gas Lines to kickstart construction of the Nitzana natural gas pipeline to transport gas from the Leviathan gasfield to Egypt, the U.S. company said on Tuesday.Nitzana would ease an energy crisis in Egypt…

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 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…

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…

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