Leviathan News

 

Noble approved to drill Leviathan-7

Mar 14, 2017

Noble Energy has won approval to drill an additional well, Leviathan-7, at its giant Leviathan project offshore Israel, alongside the Leviathan-5 well, in a move that aims to streamline operations and reduce drilling costs, Noble's partner Delek Group announced today (14 March)…

Noble cuts Leviathan first steel

Mar 09, 2017

Noble Energy cut first steel on its giant Leviathan natural gas project, offshore Israel. First steel cut for Leviathan. Image from Noble Energy LinkedIn. “We are excited to join…

Wood Group starts detailed Leviathan engineering

Mar 02, 2017

Engineering firm Wood Group has started detailed engineering on the Leviathan field development platform after completing front-end engineering and design (FEED) on the project.  Leviathan is Noble Energy's giant gas field project in the Mediterranean Sea…

Wood Group Mustang chosen for Leviathan FEED

Jun 22, 2016

Wood Group Mustang has been chosen by the Leviathan partners to provide the front-end engineering and design (FEED) work for the Leviathan project’s production platform in a US$120 million deal. Image from Wood Group Mustang Twitter…

Noble gets Leviathan green light

Jun 02, 2016

Noble Energy has received approval to move forward with the development of Leviathan, offshore Israel, in addition to inking a US$2.5 billion deal to supply up to 473 Bcf from the highly anticipated project. Image from Delek…

Delek in Leviathan solution discussions

Mar 31, 2016

The Delek Group is moving forward to advance the Leviathan development plan with an accelerated plan for first gas to flow in 2019, as the Israeli company revealed it has already begun discussions with Israel’s government ministries to reach a solution to the stability clause…

Leviathan faces new delay

Mar 28, 2016

Noble Energy says a new ruling by Israel's Supreme Court could further delay the Leviathan offshore mega-project in the Levantine Basin in the Mediterranean Sea. The Houston-based explorer said that the court affirmed Israel's natural gas regulatory framework…

Israel framework paves way for Leviathan

Dec 17, 2015

Noble Energy received the green light from the Israeli government on 17 December, to move forward with the development of Leviathan and the Tamar expansion, despite a last attempt from the Israeli Forum for the Protection of the Coastline that petitioned the High Court to not approve the plan…

Israel moves ahead with expansion, development

Jun 29, 2015

The Israeli government came to a decision to move forward in the development and expansion of natural gas fields off the country’s coast. Prime Minister Netanyahu. From GPO. 'Today…

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…

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…

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…

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