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Israel's Shemen Gets Okay For Offshore Oil Drill
Receives approval to drill for oil off Israel's southern Mediterranean coast from Defense Ministry, military paving way for operations at Yam-3 drill to beginShemen plans to drill in relatively shallow water 16 km off the coast of Ashdod, a major port that is also home to a naval base and one of Israel's two oil refineries. Israel currently imports nearly all of its crude oil, mainly from Russia. Posted by: trailing wife 2012-07-30 |
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