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PA accuses Israel of drilling for oil in West Bank | |||
2012-01-13 | |||
RAMALLAH, West Bank: The Palestinian Authority Thursday accused Israel of drilling a new oil and natural gas well in the West Bank.
Al-Mutawer said the well is part of the Meged oilfield that is located alongside the wall that separates Israel from the West Bank. He added that 80 percent of the 10-km-long and 20-km-wide field is on lands owned by Palestinian residents. Al-Mutawer said the Israeli Givot Olam Oil Ltd company "started the exploration activities in the field in 2004 without consulting or coordinating with the PA." Al-Mutawer estimated that the field contains 1.5 billion barrels of oil and about 1.82 billion cubic meter of natural gas.
The "PA will take urgent procedures that may include suing Israel in international courts," the official said. Givot Olam said that it discovered the Meged oilfield in 2004. The company said it produces 1,000 barrels every day and it is scheduled to develop the production by 2012. Meanwhile, the European Union has decided to pursue a series of steps which may undermine Israel's control of Area C, according to a policy paper that was published by Hebrew daily Yediot Ahronot. According to the document, "Area C and Palestinian state building," the EU will support road, water, infrastructure, municipal, educational and medical projects in the area, in order to "support the Palestinian people and help maintain their presence (in the area)." According to the Oslo Agreement, Area A is under Palestinian administrative and security control, Area B is under Palestinian administrative control but under Israeli security and Area C is under full Israeli control.
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Posted by:Steve White |
#3 Stealing the oil is nothing. Wait until they find out Soylent Green(tm) is Paleostinians. And you wondered why it tasted gritty. |
Posted by: SteveS 2012-01-13 11:22 |
#2 the same Oslo accords the Paleos haven't lived up to? |
Posted by: Frank G 2012-01-13 10:28 |
#1 Meanwhile, the European Union has decided to pursue a series of steps which may undermine Israel's control of Area C Using what for money? |
Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2012-01-13 03:19 |