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2013-03-30 Israel-Palestine-Jordan

Natural gas from Tamar field starts flowing

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Posted by g(r)omgoru 2013-03-30 15:45|| || Front Page|| [6 views ] Top

#1 ~~Natural gas from Tamar field~~ Paleo Seething starts flowing

Posted by Frank G 2013-03-30 16:17|| 2013-03-30 16:17|| Front Page Top

#2 CH3 heading for Israel. I like that.

Posted by Alaska Paul 2013-03-30 16:48|| 2013-03-30 16:48|| Front Page Top

#3 Forget the export potential. How long before Israel no longer needs Egyptian NG?

Posted by Steve White 2013-03-30 17:33|| 2013-03-30 17:33|| Front Page Top

#4 Forget the export potential. How long before Israel no longer needs Egyptian NG?

Steve, Egypt has been turning on and off that stopcock since Tahrir Square. Israel adjusted some time ago, I imagine.

Posted by trailing wife 2013-03-30 18:36|| 2013-03-30 18:36|| Front Page Top

#5 Well sure, they could be getting liquid NG from any vendor who will sell it to them, but that's a pain. The moment Tamar produces enough that the Israelis no longer need foreign NG the Middle East changes.

Posted by Steve White 2013-03-30 19:39|| 2013-03-30 19:39|| Front Page Top

#6 Steve, according to Ynet, before the shutoffs Israel was getting 40% of its natural gas from Egyptian Sinai. Afterward...

Upon its arrival to Israel, the gas will support the generation of electricity at power stations - owned both by the Israel Electric Corporation (IEC) and private companies, as well as smaller factories - gradually allowing for prices to drop as Israel's electricity shifts from expensive, polluting and import-dependant materials, such as diesel and fuel oil, to its own natural gas.

Posted by trailing wife 2013-03-30 22:45|| 2013-03-30 22:45|| Front Page Top

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