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


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.

High Court asks state to respond to NGO objection to Lebanon gas deal

The High Court instructed the government to respond to a petition regarding the naval border demarcation, submitted by the NGO Lavi.

ISRAEL’S GAS fields include some of the largest discovered anywhere in the world since 2010, including the Leviathan natural gas field, off the coast of Haifa.

Lebanon agreement: Israel gives up its piece of the pie - analysis

Why is Israel giving up the entire zone in dispute - something concrete - in exchange for theoretical promises and things it already has?

The production platform of Leviathan natural gas field is seen in the Mediterranean Sea, off the coast of Haifa

Israel prepares for Lebanon maritime border demarcation

The negotiations to set a maritime border between Israel and Lebanon are nearing an end, with some cautious optimism on the Israeli side, according to Israeli sources.

 Prime Minister Yair Lapid flies over the Karish gas rig.

Fmr. Navy commander says Israel had chance to assassinate Nasrallah

"We had more than one opportunity to hit Nasrallah and we didn't do it. So he should not test us," Marom said.

 Lebanon's Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah speaks through a screen during a religious ceremony marking Ashura

Sweden's PM says Nord Stream leaks seen as deliberate acts

Magdalena Andersson told a news conference the Swedish government was in close contact with partners such as NATO and neighbors such as Denmark and Germany concerning the developments.

 Gas leak at Nord Stream 2 as seen from the Danish F-16 interceptor on Bornholm, Denmark September 27, 2022.

Could the Nord Stream gas leak be a sign of worse to come? - analysis

A targeted attack on the Nord Stream pipelines would serve to demonstrate how energy is increasingly being weaponized by certain countries.

Nord Stream 2 logo and Russian flag are seen through broken glass in this illustration taken March 1, 2022.

What do we know so far about the Nord Stream gas leaks?

The operator of the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline reported a sudden drop in pressure overnight on Monday, with a spokesperson suggesting there could have been a leak. 

 Pipes at the landfall facilities of the 'Nord Stream 1' gas pipline in Lubmin