Tag Archive for Tamar Gas Field

| May 16, 2013
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NEW FIND: Natural Gas found at Karish reservoir

Energy Minister Shalom praises Delek Group’s announcement of significant gas presence from the Karish 1 dill-rig.

By SHARON UDASIN
 

 

 

A new and potentially robust “shark” may be floating in the Mediterranean’s eastern waters.

A significant gas presence on Wednesday evening was reported from the Karish 1 well (shark in English), located about 75 kilometers northwest of Haifa, said The Delek Group, an Israelbased conglomerate and gas provider.

A natural gas rig west of Haifa, Israel. - Photo: Albatross Aerial Perspective/AP

Tamar natural gas rig west of Haifa, Israel. – Photo: Albatross Aerial Perspective/AP

While official analyses of the drilling results will be conducted by Netherland, Sewell – Oil & Gas Engineering Consulting Services (NSAI) and published within the next two months, the Delek Group and its partners are stressing that there is likely a sizable gas presence in the well, which is located within the Alon C basin.

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| April 10, 2013
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Carmel gas reception facility under protest by Yokneam youth group

 

Youth Activists in the Carmel region continue to protest the establishment of the 2nd plant of its kind in their area.

By SHARON UDASIN

 

 

As gas from the Tamar reservoir flows into the Ashdod reception facility through a 160-kilometer pipe, activists in the Carmel region continue to protest the construction of a second such plant in their area – which is much closer to the reservoir itself.
MEMBERS OF the Yokneam Youth Movement

MEMBERS OF the Yokneam Youth Movement – Photo: The Yokneam Youth Movement

The 250-billion-cubicmeter reservoir, capable of supplying the country with gas for the next 25 years, is about 90 km. off the shore of Haifa.

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| April 9, 2013
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NGO warns: Save enough natural gas for domestic use

The NGO Adam Teva V’Din to legislators: Be sure Israel allocates enough offshore gas for use at home.

By SHARON UDASIN
 

 

 
Environmental advocacy group Adam Teva V’Din (Israel Union for Environmental Defense) has distributed a question-and-answer guide to MKs about minimizing natural gas export, the group announced on Sunday.
Tamar natural gas rig.

Tamar natural gas rig. – Photo: Albatross

As gas from the Tamar offshore reservoir began to flow into Israel a week ago, green groups have responded by pressuring government officials to ensure that the country keeps enough for its own citizens. The 250 billioncubic- meter supply from Tamar alone would be able to support Israel for the next 25 years, and the developers have estimated that adjacent Leviathan reservoir contains about double the supply.
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| April 5, 2013
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Israel’s the Mid-East’s upcoming energy superpower

The impact of Israel as the regional energy superpower plainly heralds imminent & significant changes in the Middle East & signals a very real change in the geopolitics of the region.

By Peter C Glover

Israel’s transformation from a land of milk and honey into a land awash with oil and gas money is under way. When the country’s offshore Tamar field finally started pumping domestic natural gas direct to Haifa on the last day of March 2013, it meant that Israel was no longer in the thrall of its Arab neighbours for gas imports. And it also signalled the beginning of Israel’s rise to energy superpower status.

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| April 2, 2013
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Israeli Navy digs in protecting gas fields

Israel’s Navy all prepared for defending Israel’s new found energy independence from ‘every possible scenario’.

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Israel’s huge new offshore gas resource offers its enemies an obvious target and gives its navy, long overshadowed by other branches of the Israeli armed forces, a big job that will require extra spending. On patrol boat 836, circling two gas platforms in choppy Mediterranean waters, Captain Ilan Lavi flipped through pictures of the possible threats: boat bombs, drones, submarine vessels, rockets and missiles.

Tamar's gas rig - Photo by Albatross

Tamar’s gas rig – Photo by Albatross

“We have to build an entire new defensive envelope,” said Lavi, head of the navy’s planning department who talks as knowledgeably about the financial aspects of the gas industry as he does about security. Continue Reading »

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| March 30, 2013
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The Gas is Flowing!!!

4 years after natural gas was found, Energy & Water Minister pledges domestic flow of gas will reduce cost of living for general public.

By SHARON UDASIN, JPOST.COM STAFF

 

Natural gas flow from the Tamar natural gas field began flowing on Saturday afternoon, Israel Radio reported.

Energy and Water Minister Silvan Shalom at Tamar natural gas rig, March 27, 2013.

Energy and Water Minister Silvan Shalom at Tamar natural gas rig, March 27, 2013. – Photo: Moshe Binyamin

The new Energy and Water Minister Silvan Shalom visited the Tamar production rig that is located 22 kilometers offshore from Ashdod on Wednesday.

Shalom pledged to improve the quality of life of Israelis as the country’s natural gas begins to flow, stressing that he would use this new influx of gas to reduce the cost of living for the general public.

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| March 27, 2013
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Israel’s Natural Gas Pipeline to Begin Flowing Before End of Pesach

“With the introduction of natural gas from the Tamar field, we will see a significant achievement and a tremendous contribution to Gross National Product,”

By Arutz Sheva Staff

 

Minister of Energy and Water Silvan Shalom visited the natural gas pipeline project off the coast of Haifa on Wednesday. He was accompanied by Yitzhak Tshuva of the Tamar energy company.

Tamar natural gas well

The opening of the natural gas pipeline is said to reduce power generation costs and lower electric company prices.

Minister Shalom complemented the people behind the project. The gas is set to start flowing at the end of the week. “With the introduction of natural gas from the Tamar field, we will see a significant achievement and a tremendous contribution to Gross National Product,” Minister Shalom stated. Continue Reading »

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