LNG

The Israeli Energy Ministry said it asked US major Chevron Corp. to shut the Tamar natural gas field, which supplies Egypt and Jordan as well as Israel, because of continued rocket attacks on the city of Ashkelon, just 23 kilometres (14 miles) from the Tamar field’s offshore platform.

Noble Energy and the Israeli Delek Group, owners of the huge Leviathan natural gas field in the East Mediterranean, have signed agreements with Golar LNG and Belgian shipping company Exmar to carry out engineering studies for a possible floating LNG production and export venture offshore Israel.