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.

|ByAMICHAI STEIN
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 Karish platform has been idle for 40 days and the total damage from gas field shutdown was about NIS 1.7 billion

|ByIDAN ERETZ/GLOBES/TNS
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

The Leviathan and Karish reservoirs were shut down to reduce the risk of being hit when Operation Roaring Lion began on February 28th

|ByIDAN ERETZ/GLOBES/TNS
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

The Financial Times reported that the Gulf states aim to create a new network of pipelines, roads, and railways to stop relying on the Strait of Hormuz.

|ByTOBIAS HOLCMAN

Israel and Egypt step forward to fill the EU energy gap

The EU declared that it would also help Egypt and Israel increase gas production and exploration in their respective territorial waters.

JULY 13, 2022ByNEVILLE TELLER
SIX STORIES high with pipes that seem to go on forever: The Leviathan, off the Haifa coast.

IDF shot down additional Hezbollah drone last week

The IDF statement came hours after Lebanese media reported about the incident.

JULY 6, 2022ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
A drone aircraft is put on display at an exhibition at an unidentified location in Yemen in this undated handout photo released by the Houthi Media Office, July 9, 2019.

Hezbollah opposes border deal that would save Lebanon from bankruptcy

The IDF intercepted three drones launched by Hezbollah toward the Karish gas field, which lies in disputed territorial waters.

JULY 4, 2022ByDEBBIE MOHNBLATT/THE MEDIA LINE
London-based Energean’s drill ship begins drilling at the Karish natural gas field offshore Israel in the east Mediterranean May 9, 2022.

14 Days: Gas deal

Israeli news highlights from the past two weeks.

JUNE 30, 2022BySTEVE LINDE
EU Energy Commissioner Kadri Simson, Egyptian Petroleum Minister Tarek El Molla and Israel Energy Minister Karine Elharrar sign a deal for Israeli natural gas exports to Europe, in Cairo, on June 15, 2022.

World’s dirtiest oil and gas fields are in Russia, Turkmenistan and Texas

Oil and natural gas fields in Russia, Turkmenistan and Texas are the most climate-damaging on Earth, according to a first-of-its-kind analysis.

JUNE 24, 2022ByNAUREEN MALIK/BLOOMBERG NEWS/TNS
Flared natural gas is burned off at Apache Corporations operations at the Deadwood natural gas plant in the Permian Basin on Feb. 5, 2015, in Garden City, Texas.

What is the environmental impact of Israel's natural gas exploration?

By prioritizing natural gas rather than renewables, Israel is essentially saying that we prefer the comfort and convenience of the present generation over our grandchildren's future.

JUNE 18, 2022ByALON TAL
ABOARD THE largest gas rig in Israeli waters.

Gas and the Israel-Lebanon maritime border dispute

Lebanon's new border demands now including the northern end of the Karish natural gas field caused the US-mediated negotiations to break down.

JUNE 18, 2022ByLAHAV HARKOV
MANY STAFFERS are Americans who fly back home for a month before returning for another month’s duty.

How Israel is using gas exports to boost its diplomatic standing

A visit to the Leviathan gas rig off the coast of Haifa illustrates the country’s opportunity to up its gas game and wield its diplomatic power across the globe.

JUNE 18, 2022ByYAAKOV KATZ, DAVID BRINN
SIX STORIES high with pipes that seem to go on forever: The Leviathan, off the Haifa coast.

Israel, Egypt, EU sign initial gas export agreement

The agreement comes as Europe looks for alternative sources of energy to Russia in light of its invasion of Ukraine.

JUNE 15, 2022ByLAHAV HARKOV
Israel and the European Union sign a natural gas export deal during a regional energy conference in Cairo.

Nasrallah warns Hezbollah will stop Israel from extracting gas at Karish field

The Hezbollah leader stressed that Israel only understands "force and superiority."

JUNE 9, 2022ByTZVI JOFFRE
Lebanon's Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah speaks through a screen during a religious ceremony marking Ashura