Tag Archives: Tamar

Israel begins its energy independence as natural gas flows from Tamar field to Ashdod

Posted on 31 March 2013 by

This news is too good to hold on to for a whole week until my next Good News Friday post.  Israel’s Tamar offshore natural gas field began pumping its gas to Ashdod’s intake center, four years after its discovery: The … Continue reading →

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Good News Friday

Posted on 15 February 2013 by

Here’s the latest installment in my Good News Friday series. My first item comes from the world of literature against the background of “BDS syndrome”. The Spanish writer Antonio Munoz Molina received the Jerusalem Prize and refused to give in … Continue reading →

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Israel’s natural gas receiving buoy goes online

Posted on 29 January 2013 by

Here is some more excellent news to brighten up our week: last week it was reported that Israel Natural Gas Lines (INGL) had completed construction of a marine liquefied natural gas receiving buoy and would begin receiving natural gas immediately: … Continue reading →

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Israeli natural gas well goes online ahead of schedule

Posted on 14 June 2012 by

Some really good news from the natural gas industry was made public today: One of Israel’s natural gas wells has gone online early. A US Israeli consortium began supplying Israel with natural gas from its offshore Pinnacles well on Wednesday … Continue reading →

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Israel’s Tamar gas field to start producing gas in 2013

Posted on 19 December 2011 by

This excellent piece of news will also be the largest deal of Israel’s economy. (h/t Elder of Ziyon). The Israel Electric Corporation on Thursday received permission from the company’s board of directors to purchase natural gas from the Tamar gas … Continue reading →

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Israel’s natural gas finds – a game changer

Posted on 14 May 2011 by

Recently I came across a fascinating article, “Israeli Natural Gas – a Game Changer” -  which analyses the ramifications of the natural gas finds off Israel’s Mediterranean coast. For a pleasant change regarding news about Israel, the writer (Dr. Michael … Continue reading →

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