Despite Egypt’s natural gas sector booming, the country would probably need to import the fuel again

The additional postponement of the oil and gas licenses exploration tender, that the Ministry of Energy announced, leads to the conclusion that there is something problematic in the current approach and that under the current circumstances nothing is about to change ■ Why did our neighbors succeed in their tender, how does the timing influence mattes, is it all really political, and what nevertheless could still be done to change the picture and bring positive results

Is the gas pipeline project between Israel and Italy, namely the pipeline known as the East Med Gas Pipeline Project, the construction of which relies considerably on the ability to export gas from Leviathan and others, a project that is economic and technically possible? The views in the energy market are divided, but the Minister of Energy Yuval Steinitz is promoting the project.

כללי הסולידריות באיחוד האירופי, שנועדו לדאוג לחלוקת הגז בעת משבר, עשויים לקדם את הפרוייקט השאפתני של הקמת הצינור הימי לאיטליה. הם זו אופציה הכי טובה?

The country has invoked new emergency regulations as offshore pipeline repairs reduce domestic supply—but is it a sensible move?

With Israel looking for ways to export some of its natural gas to Europe, some experts believe that the Southern Gas Corridor (SGC) mega-pipeline, which will carry gas from the Caspian region to Europe beginning in 2018, may be a ready-to-go option.

Turkey needs more gas and wants to diversify the sources. LNG and a pipeline from Israel are the answer

Minister of Energy Yuval Steinitz and the Director General of his Ministry Shaul Meridor have repeatedly stated these last few months that Israel will be constructing the longest and deepest submarine gas pipeline in the world, about 2,000 km from Israel to Italy. This is in order to sell Israeli gas to Europe, in what has become known as the East Med gas pipeline, due to be completed by 2025. However, gas experts are highly skeptical. The two are peddling a concept which may fail before it even leaves the drawing board.

הדחייה הנוספת של המכרז לרישיונות חיפושי נפט וגז, שעליה הודיע משרד האנרגיה, מובילה למסקנה שיש משהו בעייתי בגישה הנוכחית וכי בנסיבות האלה שום דבר לא עומד להשתנות • למה שכנותינו הצליחו במכרזים שלהן, איך משפיע העיתוי, האם אמנם הכול פוליטיקה, ומה בכל זאת אפשר לעשות כדי לשנות את התמונה ולהביא לתוצאות חיוביות

הכתבה בודקת את האפשרויות של פרויקט הנחת צינור הגז בין ישראל לאיטליה