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Preparations for Israel's 4th Offshore Bidding Round
03.01.2021
The Ministry of Energy announces preparations for the fourth offshore bidding round (OBR 4) for oil and gas exploration licenses in Israel’s Exclusive Economic Zone.
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Survey for laying of the East Med pipeline
29.10.2020
This week the Petroleum Commissioner at the Ministry of Energy, Yossi Wurzburger, approved for Goldline, IGI Poseidon’s representative in Israel, to begin carrying out a preliminary survey to gather information for laying of the East Med pipeline and its engineering layout
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Two groups compete for one license
23.09.2020
For the first time since the re-opening of the sea for exploration: two groups compete for one license:
The competitive process for a gas exploration license in Block 72, located along the Northern border of Israel's EEZ, closed on September 23, 2020.
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Minister Steinitz signs the EMGF Statute
22.09.2020
Minister of Energy, Dr. Yuval Steinitz, signed this morning at the Ministry of Energy in Jerusalem the East Mediterranean Gas Forum (EMGF) Statute, which he co-initiated with his Egyptian counterpart Tarek El-Molla. The ceremony, which in view of the circumstances, took place online, concluded the forum formation phase and launched the second phase – implementation and promotion of the joint activity.
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3rd Offshore Bid Round is Announced
23.06.2020
The Ministry of Energy announced on June 23, 2020 the launching of its 3rd Offshore Bid Round (OBR3) for natural gas and oil exploration offshore Israel. Read More
East Mediterranean Gas Forum Transformed Into a Regional Organization
16.01.2020
During the Conference, the Energy Ministers of Israel, Egypt, Italy, Greece, Cyprus, Jordan, and the PA (Palestinian Authority) approved the transformation of the The East Mediterranean Gas Forum into a regional organization. Read More
Israel Starts Exporting Natural Gas to Egypt
15.01.2020
A joint statement issued on January 15, 2020 by the Israeli and Egyptian Energy Ministers about the beginning of the flow of natural gas from Leviathan and Tamar natural gas reservoirs to Egypt.
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The Agreement on Establishing East-Med Pipeline Signed in Athens
02.01.2020
On January 2, 2020 Israel, Greece, Cyprus signed the agreement on launching the process of establishing strategic East-Med gas pipeline lasting about 2000 km (of which about 550 km onshore and about 1550 km marine). Read More
Natural Gas Flow From Leviathan Reservoir Has Started
31.12.2019
On 31.12.19 at 16:00 natural gas started to flow from Leviathan reservoir to NATGAS’s transmission system and from there to all consumers. Read More
Minister of Energy Yuval Steinitz Signed the Permits to Export Natural Gas to Egypt
17.12.2019
In preparation for commencing the flow of natural gas from the Leviathan reservoir on Monday, December 16, 2019 Minister of Energy Yuval Steinitz has signed the permits required to export natural gas from Israel to Egypt
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