Leviathan News

Sea of opportunity

Apr 01, 2016

Heather Saucier examines the geology of the Mediterranean and North African region, and assesses where more discoveries could be made. The location of four assessment units in the Nile Delta Basin Province in the Eastern Mediterranean…

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…

Delek: Leviathan on track

Dec 14, 2015

The Delek Group and its Leviathan partners are setting the record straight by refuting recent media reports regarding Leviathan’s development field plan. Map of Leviathan. From Noble Energy. Media…

Charting demand

Mar 01, 2016

35 offshore projects and 100 rig years have slipped after the oil price collapse. Oddmund Føre, Analyst, Rystad Energy, explains. The market for oilfield services is hurting and offshore drilling is no exception. The global market for…

Gibdock mobilizes Scylla jackup

Feb 23, 2016

Seajacks' latest newbuild self-propelled wind farm installation jackup unit Seajacks Scylla is to be mobilized at Gibdock in Gibralter. The unit was delievered to Seajacks by Samsung Heavy Industries at the end of 2015, and discharged…

Noble to focus on Israel, GoM development

Feb 18, 2016

Noble Energy is implementing an aggressive plan to decrease its capital program by 50% in 2016, as the company moves forward with several development projects planned for the year that include Israel and the Gulf of Mexico. Image from Noble…

New multi-Bcf Israeli gas touted

Jan 19, 2016

Two Israeli firms are eying a multi-trillion cubic feet deepwater gas field offshore Israel. According to a resource report by Netherland, Sewell & Associates, the Og field lower sand contains 8.84 Tcf best estimate, unrisked gross prospective…

Regulator wants more info on Israeli field

Dec 31, 2015

Israeli authorities have asked for more information before declaring the Dolphin natural gas discovery a commercial discovery.  The declaration of the field as a discovery by the authorities will pave the way for it to be developed as part of the Leviathan project…

Petroceltic sheds stakes, mulls sale

Dec 28, 2015

Petroceltic has opted to exit stakes in Greece and Egypt, following an announcement by the company's board that it has initiated a formal strategtic review of its business and assets due to breaching debt repayment obligations. In the 23 December announcement…

Israel puts Leviathan on fast-track

Nov 02, 2015

Shortly before Houston-based Noble Energy released its Q3 2015 earnings, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that the country intends to fast-track natural gas development, especially now that the country’s economic minister, Aryeh Deri…

Bumper crop

Dec 01, 2015

Despite the massive cut backs the industry is facing, including cuts to exploration programs, drill bits continued to spin in 2015. Elaine Maslin reports. Atwood Achiever. Photo from Atwood Oceanics…

Seajacks Scylla delivered

Nov 19, 2015

UK-based offshore installation and maintenance contractor Seajacks International has taken successful delivery of its fifth self-propelled jackup vessel, the Seajacks Scylla. Built by Samsung Heavy Industries in Korea, Seajacks says Scylla…

Mediterranean gridlock

Nov 01, 2015

The Mediterranean and North African region is largely considered to be a promising frontier oil and gas area, and yet, border tensions, and internal disputes have seriously held back exploration efforts. Audrey Leon surveys the prospects…

Noble: Israeli framework agreement imperative

Sep 03, 2015

US-based Noble Energy says it is imperative that the Israeli government follows through with and approves a framework agreement to develop Leviathan and Tamar, which was presented to the Knesset yesterday (2 September). Map of Israel…

Eni CEO meets with Israeli officials

Oct 29, 2015

Eni CEO Claudo Descalzi met with Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Energy and Water Minister Yuval Steinitz in Jerusalem today (29 October) to discuss potential joint development of natural gas in the Eastern Mediterranean as…

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