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


Israel-Lebanon maritime border talks progress thanks to Amos Hochstein

No. 21 on The Jerusalem Post's Top 50 Most Influential Jews of 2022: US energy envoy and Israel-Lebanon maritime border dispute mediator Amos Hochstein.

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Domino effect of Europe’s natural gas crisis will resonate in changing global energy map

The Middle East and the Gulf region will become increasingly important as a future supply of energy for Germany and Europe as a whole.

 The logo of the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline project is seen on a pipe at the Chelyabinsk pipe-rolling plant in Chelyabinsk, Russia, February 26, 2020

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