Pipeline

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Netanyahu and Israeli energy minister dedicate arrival of foundation for Leviathan gas platform
January 31, 2019
“A gas pipeline will run from here and will link us to the gas economy of Europe. It will reach our Arab neighbors,” said Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Energy Minister Steinitz at the Leviathan gas platform. Credit: Amos Ben-Gershom/GPO.
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Pipeline or pipe dream? How Israel has revved up access to natural gas
Steve LeibowitzNovember 30, 2018
The East-Med project has been described as potentially the longest and deepest underwater pipeline in the world. And it could be a windfall for Israel, providing the backing comes through.
An aerial view of the Israeli “Tamar” gas-processing rig off the Israeli southern coast of Ashkelon. Credit: Moshe Shai/Flash90.
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Israel, Cyprus, Greece and Italy reach agreement on longest underwater gas pipeline
The TowerNovember 27, 2018
According to current estimates, it will take about a year to arrange the financing for the pipeline and five years to place it. If all goes according to plan, the pipeline could be operational as soon as 2025.
An Israeli offshore natural gas rig. Credit: Wikimedia Commons.
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Jonathan S. TobinNovember 26, 2018
BDS is a bust in the Middle East, but it’s alive in America
The campaign to isolate Israel and its international endeavors has been an epic failure, but efforts to isolate pro-Israel U.S. Jews and to mainstream anti-Semitism continue.
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Pipeline puzzle: Who will consume Israel’s natural gas?
Alex TraimanDecember 22, 2017
By 2019, Israel’s large Leviathan natural-gas field is expected to transform a once resource-poor developing economy into major energy exporter.
Workers on a natural-gas processing rig in the Tamar field off Israel’s southern coast. Credit: Moshe Shai/Flash90.
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