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Israel becomes a gas exporter with first delivery to Jordan
 [IsraelTimes] An Israeli company said Thursday it has started exporting gas from an offshore field to Jordan, marking the country’s first ever exports of natural gas.The exports to Jordan began in January, Delek Drilling -- part of a consortium leading the development of Israel’s offshore gas reserves -- told AFP. There was no formal announcement at the time but it is the first time Israel has ever exported natural gas, a company spokeswoman said. Jordanian firms Arab Potash and Jordan Bromine signed a deal in 2014 to import 2 billion cubic metres (around 70 billion cubic feet) of gas from Israel’s Tamar field over 15 years. At the time reports said the deal was worth $771 million. Jordan is one of only two Arab countries to have a peace deal with Israel but the 1994 agreement is unpopular among Jordanians -- almost half of whom are of Paleostinian origin. Detractors of the gas deal, including Jordan’s main opposition Islamist party, reject any cooperation with a country they regard as an enemy.
Switzerland makes more than cheese... the resource-poor Arab country has few alternatives to tackle shortages. In September 2016, a larger deal worth an estimated $10 billion was signed to export gas from the Leviathan offshore field to Jordan. In the face of protests, Jordanian Information Minister Mohammed Momani defended the deal, telling state television ... and if you can't believe state television who can you believe? it would cut $600 million a year from the state’s energy bill. Deliveries from Leviathan are expected to begin in 2019. Posted by: trailing wife 2017-03-03 |
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