Natural gas

Chevron launches Israel energy-tech accelerator for early stage startups

Chevron Studio Israel will fund and mentor early-stage technologies from Israeli universities and research institutions, with a focus on AI, cybersecurity, hydrogen, and lower-carbon energy solutions.

Jack Baker, Managing Director of Chevron’s Eastern Mediterranean region.
A ship that his struck earlier in the war remains anchored on May 16, 2026 in the Strait of Hormuz near Larak Island, Iran; Illustrative.

Third Qatari LNG tanker heads through Hormuz to China, data shows

 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.

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

: 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


Time for a paradigm shift: Holistic approach to oil, gas, green energy - opinion

A combination of renewables, oil and gas, nuclear energy, carbon storage, hydrogen, and other sustainable energy sources is necessary to meet the world’s energy needs.

 The Karish rig

Four groups bid in latest Israel offshore gas exploration tender

A total of nine companies, five of which were new to the Israeli market, placed bids on Israeli offshore hydrocarbon exploration.

An Israeli Navy vessel is seen near the Karish gas field in the Mediterranean Sea

Israel's natural gas saved the economy over NIS 316b. in past decade

With its substantial savings, increased reserves, and environmental contributions, Israel's natural gas revolution has significantly impacted the economy, paving the way for a promising future.

Israel Navy missile ship patrols near gas field‏

Israel not on track to meet its climate ambitions, OECD warns

Review provides 24 recommendations for improving sustainability

  Environmental Protection Minister Idit Silman speaks at an OECD briefing on Wednesday in Jerusalem.

Israel and water: The Zionist dreams and nightmares

A direct hit to Israel's Leviathan gas rig is nearly inevitable if there is an IDF attack on Iran’s nuclear facilities

 Sitting duck? A view of the Leviathan gas field from the air.

Israel falling behind in satellite, space race - comptroller

Israeli State Comptroller Matanyahu Englman also noted that the IDF has failed to have proper naval defenses for natural gas rigs.

 The EROS-C3 satellite during lift off.

Iraq's gas, oil deals with UAE and China mean more energy independence from Iran

Despite being rich in oil and gas fields, Iraq has been importing most of its gas from Iran, placing it in a risky economic and security situation.

A worker adjusts a valve of an oil pipe at the Taq Taq oilfield in Erbil, in Iraq's Kurdistan region, August 16, 2014.

Energean exports first hydrocarbon liquids from Israeli gas fields

The first cargo has been transferred from the company's Karish field platform and sold as part of a multi-cargo marketing agreement with Vitol.

 Energean's Karish field FPSO

Energean exec: Israeli demand for natural gas not peaking anytime soon

“At some point the Israeli market is going to be totally saturated and the gas is going to have to go somewhere else; That's clearly not happening in the next few years.”

Floating gas production rig, Energean Power

Facing a very cold winter, gas-rich Iran shutters institutions to save gas

Iran lacks the technology and infrastructure to develop its massive natural gas reserves.

 A general view of Abadan oil refinery in southwest Iran, is pictured from Iraqi side of Shatt al-Arab in Al-Faw south of Basra, Iraq September 21, 2019.