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Energy minister says gas from new Leviathan rig flowing to Jordan

2020-01-02

[IsraelTimes] Energy Minister Yuval Steinitz says natural gas is now flowing to Jordan after an offshore rig of the Leviathan field went online yesterday.

"Israel is becoming an energy exporter for the first time in its history," Steinitz tells the Ynet news site.

Though an Israeli firm began sending to natural gas to Jordan in 2017, marking Israel’s first ever gas exports. Leviathan is expected to provide a significantly greater amount.

Steintz says gas is expected to begin flowing to Egypt in the next week to 10 days.

And then both of Israel’s neighbours will be dependent on her for their comfort and prosperity.

He also dismisses concerns that tests yesterday at the gas rig would lead to a spike in air pollution, calling it "completely baseless, unnecessary hysteria." He argues there will ultimately be an improvement in air quality, as the natural gas will allow Israel to shutter coal-fired power plants in Hadera and Ashkelon.

Posted by:trailing wife

#2 The Tamar field (a bit NE of the Leviathan field) already produces NatGas. In fact this one field supplies enough to fire 60% of Israel's electrical production and nearly all residential and commercial use of NatGas. The Leviathan is closer to Eygpt than Tamar and will be, for now, used almost exclusively for exports. I'm not sure whether the gas from Liviathan goes to Jordan vis Israel or via Egpyt but there certainly is a pipeline to Egypt.

Posted by: lord garth 2020-01-02 12:34

#1 The interesting thing is that only a few years ago the oil flowed the other way, when it wasn’t being interrupted by indignant jihadis in both countries.

Posted by: trailing wife 2020-01-02 10:38

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