Chevron-led partnership sanctions increased gas production measures at Leviathan offshore Israel
The phased program will initially entail adding more wells, subsea facilities and enhancements to the platform, which receives gas from the Leviathan Field in the eastern Mediterranean Sea.
The Leviathan Field is located in the Israeli EEZ, about 130 km off the shores of Haifa.
Chevron Mediterranean Ltd. and its partners have taken FID on expanding production capacity from the deepwater Leviathan gas field offshore Israel.
The planned program includes drilling three more offshore wells, installing additional subsea infrastructure and enhancements to process facilities on the Leviathan production platform, which is located 10 km offshore Dor on the Israeli mainland.
The goal is to deliver about 21 Bcm/year from Stage One of the expansion project, rising eventually to 23 Bcm annually under Stage Two. This, however, would depend on the receipt of regulatory approvals, laying of a fourth pipeline between the field and the platform as well as additional subsea facilities.
Partner NewMed Energy said the consortium is targeting first gas from the Stage One development in the second half of 2029, with a total budget estimated at $2.36 billion.
Courtesy NewMed Energy
Production is facilitated by four subsea wells that are connected, via a subsea manifold and two 120-km-long pipelines, to an offshore platform where all processing of gas takes place, according to NewMed Energy. From the platform, the gas is piped to shore into the Israeli national grid, through which it is distributed to clients in Israel, Egypt and Jordan.
Jeremy Beckman has been Editor Europe, Offshore since 1992. Prior to joining Offshore he was a freelance journalist for eight years, working for a variety of electronics, computing and scientific journals in the UK. He regularly writes news columns on trends and events both in the NW Europe offshore region and globally. He also writes features on developments and technology in exploration and production.
