LNG

NewMed Energy, the Israeli company with stakes in the East Mediterranean gas fields, has received approval in principle to export more volumes from the prolific Leviathan field offshore Israel.

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.