Natural gas

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

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

 Russian President Vladimir Putin (C), Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi (4R) and Indian President Smt. Droupadi Murmu (5R) greet delegations during the welcoming ceremony at the Rashtrapati Bhavan Presidental Palace, on December 5, 2025 in New Delhi, India.

US-Iran war pushes India to rekindle old friendship with Russia


Natural gas: Where does it come from, is it bad for climate change? - explainer

What exactly is natural gas? Where does it come from? How bad is it for climate change? What does it smell like and how much does it cost?

 Leviathan natural gas field.

Energean finds 13 billion cubic meters of natural gas off Israel's shore

The discovery, alongside the confirmation of more gas in a neighboring well, confirms the value of the “Olympus area.”

 A map of Energean's drilling wells.

Israel wrong for submitting to bad Lebanon maritime deal - opinion

Moderate Arab states are watching Israel’s behavior. The impression that Israel feared a confrontation with Hezbollah does not bode well for the Abraham Accords.

 ENERGY MINISTRY Director-General Lior Schillat leads a news conference at the Israel-Lebanon border, following the signing of a maritime border deal between the two countries, on Thursday.

The Lebanon-Israel gas deal: What both sides have to gain - explainer

The Israeli government approved a US-brokered deal to share offshore natural gas with Lebanon. the deal was unusual in many ways, but both sides have much to gain. Here's what you should know.

 The London-based Energean’s drill ship begins drilling at the Karish natural gas field offshore Israel in the east Mediterranean on May 9.

Hamas warns against Israel-Egypt-PA deal on natural gas near Gaza

The development of the fields has been held up for over two decades due to disputes with Israel and economic difficulties, including disputes surrounding an agreement granting Israel surplus gas.

 Palestinians sail with boats towards the maritime border with Israel as smoke rises from a burning tire during a protest calling for lifting the Israeli blockade on Gaza, in the Mediterranean Sea off the coast of the northern Gaza Strip September 10, 2018

Just Stop Oil: Is the UK-based climate movement in the pocket of oil billionaires?

With requests for cryptocurrency donations and funding from an American oil fortune heiress, the controversy surrounding Just Stop Oil is larger than one can of tomato soup and a painting.

 Activists of "Just Stop Oil" glue their hands to the wall after throwing soup at a van Gogh's painting "Sunflowers" at the National Gallery in London

US sanctioned Lebanon MP claim to play a role in border talks

Lebanese MP Gebran Bassil, who is sanctioned by the US, says he played a role in the negotiations.

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

Putin courts Erdogan with plan to pump more Russian gas via Turkey

Russian President Vladimir Putin proposed to his Turkish counterpart Tayyip Erdogan on Thursday that Moscow could export more gas via Turkey and turn it into a new supply hub.

 Russia's President Vladimir Putin and Turkey's President Tayyip Erdogan meet on the sidelines of the 6th summit of the Conference on Interaction and Confidence-building Measures in Asia (CICA), in Astana, Kazakhstan October 13, 2022.

Nasrallah: We're facing crucial hours in maritime border talks

The Hezbollah leader stressed that a deal will only be considered as final once it is actually signed in Naqoura.

 Lebanon's Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah gives a televised speech, in this screengrab taken from Al-Manar TV footage, Lebanon October 18, 2021.

Lebanon opposes parts of proposed maritime agreement with Israel -report

Lebanon has three major issues with the agreement proposed by Israel. * Lapid will not agree to compromise on the security and economic interests of the State of Israel.

 Lebanese protesters sail in boats with slogans affirming Lebanon's right to its offshore gas wealth, near a border-marking buoy between Israel and Lebanon in the Mediterranean waters off the southern town of Naqoura on September 4, 2022.