Natural gas

Iran may run out of oil storage within weeks under US blockade pressure

As a result of the blockade on Iranian ports, Tehran has been forced to store all the oil it extracts through various means, including onshore facilities and floating storage aboard vessels.

 US military forces boarded the crude oil tanker Aquila II in the Indian Ocean after pursuing it from the Caribbean. The vessel was accused of breaching Washington's blockade on sanctioned vessels traveling to or from Venezuela. February 9, 2026.
: London-based Energean's drill ship begins drilling at the Karish natural gas field offshore Israel in the east Mediterranean May 9, 2022.

Karish gas field resumes production

The gas platform for Leviathan, Israel's largest gas field is seen from a helicopter near Haifa bay, northern Israel, August 1, 2023.

Leviathan gas field resumes operations after risk of strikes from Iran war outbreak

3D-printed oil barrels, an oil pump jack and a map showing the Strait of Hormuz and Iran appear in this illustration taken March 2, 2026.

Gulf states consider bypassing Strait of Hormuz with new oil pipelines via Haifa - FT


Lebanon maritime border dispute solved soon? US, Israeli officials talk on UN sidelines

The dispute between Lebanon and Israel is over the status of an 860-sq.km. triangle in the Mediterranean Sea.

 Prime Minister Yair Lapid flies over the Karish gas rig.

Will Hezbollah 'scratch its resistance itch' and attack Israel? - interview

Matthew Levitt: Lebanon is in such a disastrous state that it understands the need for a maritime border deal. Hezbollah doesn't.

Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah speaks to supporters on a screen

Israel-Lebanon demarcation talks: US mediator says 'very good progress' made

Lebanon's deputy speaker of parliament warned that "September will be decisive" in the demarcation talks.

  Karish gas field, located in Israel territory and disputed by Lebanon.

Israel must prepare for a military operation against Hezbollah - opinion

It is possible that in the absence of an agreement in the coming weeks that would regulate the maritime borders between Israel and Lebanon, Hezbollah would be interested in fighting against Israel.

 Prime Minister Yair Lapid flies over the Karish gas rig.

Israel rejects Lebanese proposal on maritime border demarcation - report

A Lebanese official warned that "the time for negotiations is not open to infinity."

 London-based Energean's drill ship begins drilling at the Karish natural gas field offshore Israel in the east Mediterranean May 9, 2022. Picture taken May 9, 2022.

Yuval Steinitz looks back at 23 years in Israeli politics

Yuval Steinitz, the Knesset’s prescient philosopher, retires, ending one of the longest tenures in the current Knesset. A look back on his remarkable career.

 A NEW chapter for Yuval Steinitz: Walking in Lake Kinneret, 2018.

Lebanon gas deal creates strangest of connections

BEHIND THE LINES: A look at the geopolitical significance in this deal, how it benefits the Lebanese people and the Assad regime, offsets Iran and Hezbollah and how Israel is involved.

 DIRECTOR-GENERAL of Oil Facilities at the Lebanese Energy Ministry Aurore Feghali, Chairman of the Egyptian Natural Gas Holding Company Magdy Galal and Director-General of the Syrian’s General Petroleum Corporation Nabih Khrestin sign a gas import agreement, at the Energy Ministry in Beirut.

Nasrallah claims demarcation talks not moving despite Lebanese optimism

Nasrallah warned that an tit-for-tat strikes between Hezbollah and Israel "may turn matters into a war."

Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah gives a televised speech following Tuesday's blast in Beirut's port area, Lebanon August 7, 2020 in this still picture taken from a video

Russia’s Gazprom signs major deal in Iran worth billions

The agreement will involve billions of dollars, according to Iranian media, and will come despite sanctions on Russia and Iran.

 The logo of Gazprom company is seen on the facade of a business centre in Saint Petersburg, Russia March 31, 2022.

Hezbollah's Nasrallah: Lebanese government has 'no control' over us

Nasrallah ridiculed Defense Minister Gantz, saying he "doesn't dare to step towards Gaza...he does he threaten to reach Beirut?"

A Hezbollah flag and a poster depicting Lebanon's Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah are pictured along a street, near Sidon, Lebanon July 7, 2020