Israel dismisses opposition to offshore gas project
Offshore staff
LONDON – Israel’s Supreme Court has dismissed a petition filed by Hof Hacarmel Regional Council regarding Energean Oil & Gas’ Karish/Tanin gas development in the eastern Mediterranean Sea.
The petition was filed against the country’s Ministry of Energy, the Petroleum Commissioner, two planning and construction authorities,Energean Israel, and an environmental union of local authorities for Sharon-Carmel.
Israel’s Petroleum Commissioner had approved the plan for development for Karish/Tanin last August, and Energean decided to move forward with the project this March after having signed 12 gas sale and purchase agreements with buyers in Israel for a total of 61 bcm of gas.
Production should start in 2021.
05/04/2018