Israel directs Chevron to suspend operations at Leviathan subsea wells and platform
Chevron Mediterranean has received a directive from Israel’s Minister of Energy and Infrastructure to suspend gas production from the Leviathan Field, which is located 130 km offshore Haifa.
The security measure follows the escalating situation across the Middle East, where Iran has launched attacks on production facilities.
Leviathan, 130 km offshore Haifa, produces gas via four subsea wells, connected via a subsea manifold to two 120-km pipelines to the Leviathan platform in shallow water for processing.
From there, the gas is piped to the shore for feedthrough to the Israeli national grid, with supplies distributed to customers in Israel, Egypt and Jordan.
The Commissioner of Petroleum Affairs had also notified the Leviathan partners that, in light of developments and the special state of emergency on the home front in Israel, Chevron would have to prepare for flexible operating procedures.
Chevron’s co-venturer NewMed Energy said the partners would notify customers of the activation of the force majeure clause caused by the enforced suspension of production.
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Jeremy Beckman
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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.