Natural gas

Arab Gas Pipeline revival: Jordan approves strategic natural gas supply route to Lebanon via Syria

Under the new arrangement, Jordan will import liquefied natural gas and regasify it using existing infrastructure at the Aqaba Port, before transporting the product to Lebanon through Syria.

|ByDANIELLE GREYMAN-KENNARD
A worker checks an oil pipeline at Nahr Bin Umar oil field, north of Basra, Iraq.
Lightning occurs when META 4, an Oil Products Tanker, sails into Muscat Anchorage on March 21, 2026 at Sultan Qaboos Port in Muscat, Oman.President Donald Trump had threatened to attack Iran's energy infrastructure if it did not end its de facto blockade of the Strait of Hormuz by March 23.

Iran’s Strait of Hormuz trump card is losing strategic value, expert tells 'Post' - interview

Although 14 to 15 million barrels of oil passed through Hormuz per day before the war, an expert told the Post that it was entirely possible to manage without much of that supply.

|ByDANIELLE GREYMAN-KENNARD
A general view shows the Awad oil field in the eastern Qamishli countryside in northeastern Syria, on February 15, 2026; illustrative

Middle East natural resources reveal a hidden map of abundance and scarcity

The smaller resource base has pushed both countries to lean harder into non-oil sectors such as finance, logistics, and tourism.

|ByTHE MEDIA LINE STAFF
Smoke rises from a gas tanker after a drone strike, maritime security firm Ambrey said, at Damietta port, Egypt, July 29, 2026, in this screengrab obtained from a social media video.

Drone hits US-owned gas tanker at Egypt's Damietta port, security sources say

A statement from Egypt's petroleum ministry confirmed a fire at the port but made no mention of a drone attack and did not provide a cause for the incident.

|ByREUTERS, AMIT AVITAN, JERUSALEM POST STAFF

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.

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022ByLAHAV HARKOV
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.

SEPTEMBER 11, 2022ByANNA AHRONHEIM
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.

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022ByTZVI JOFFRE, REUTERS
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.

AUGUST 23, 2022ByOMER DOSTRI
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."

AUGUST 11, 2022ByTZVI JOFFRE
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.

JULY 29, 2022ByLAHAV HARKOV
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.

JULY 22, 2022ByJONATHAN SPYER
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."

JULY 20, 2022ByTZVI JOFFRE
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

Russia’s Gazprom signs major deal in Iran worth billions

The agreement will involve billions of dollars, according to Iranian media, and will come despite sanctions on Russia and Iran.

JULY 19, 2022BySETH J. FRANTZMAN
The logo of Gazprom company is seen on the facade of a business centre in Saint Petersburg, Russia March 31, 2022.

Hezbollah's Nasrallah: Lebanese government has 'no control' over us

Nasrallah ridiculed Defense Minister Gantz, saying he "doesn't dare to step towards Gaza...he does he threaten to reach Beirut?"

JULY 13, 2022ByTZVI JOFFRE
A Hezbollah flag and a poster depicting Lebanon's Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah are pictured along a street, near Sidon, Lebanon July 7, 2020