Leviathan News

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'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…

Egypt Still on Hold as Israel Resumes Limited Gas Exports

Jun 20, 2025

Israel has resumed limited natural gas exports from surplus supplies, the country's Energy Ministry said on Thursday, nearly a week after shutting down two key offshore fields as Israel and Iran waged an air battle.A ministry spokesperson told Reuters that exports are now resuming 'from surpluses…

Israel to Restart Gas Exports After Military Deems It Safe

Jun 19, 2025

Israel will resume its natural gas exports when the country's military believes it would be safe to do so, Israel's Energy Ministry Eli Cohen said on Wednesday, as an air battle between Israel and Iran entered its sixth day.Two of Israel's three…

Egypt Halts Fertilizer Production In Light of Israeli Gas Disruptions

Jun 13, 2025

Egyptian fertilizer producers were forced to halt operations on Friday due to a drop in natural gas imports from Israel, industry sources told Reuters.They said major Israeli gas fields had suspended operations following Israel's military strikes…

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…

The Five Trends Driving Offshore Oil & Gas in 2025

Dec 23, 2024

[1] Flat Outlook for Global Spend … but … Aadvantaged Projects Attract CapitalWith concerns of a softening oil market, we expect global upstream investment to remain flat or even fall – indeed, the reported 2025 budgets to date show a 3-4% drop…

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…

Esgian Week 41 Report: Operators in Norway Preparing for Drilling

Oct 13, 2024

Esgian highlights that operators in Norway are preparing new wells for Odfjell Drilling, COSL and Saipem semisubs in its Week 41 Rig Analytics Market Roundup.Report SummaryContractsShelf Drilling has secured new contracts for its 350-ft jackups…

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)

Esgian Week 32 Report: Second Round of Saudi Jackup Suspensions

Aug 11, 2024

Esgian provides an update on the second round of jackup suspensions in Saudi Arabia in its Week 32 Rig Analytics Market Roundup.Report SummaryContractsArabian Drilling has confirmed that Saudi Aramco has initiated discussions with the drilling…

Nexans Completes Cable Pull-Ins at Moray West Offshore Wind Farm

Mar 11, 2024

French subsea power cable maker Nexans has completed the offshore export cable pull-ins at 882 MW Moray West offshore wind farm in Scotland.Nexans used its cable laying vessel Nexans Aurora to perform offshore export cable pull-ins for both…

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…

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…

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