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A view of Tehran. Credit: Vanchai Tan/Shutterstock.

Iran claims cyber attack caused major damage to gas stations across country

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Iran claimed on Tuesday that a cyber attack interrupted fuel sales and caused long lines at gas stations throughout the Islamic Republic, state media reported. It noted that it remains on alert against such strikes,...
Large tankers loading at Kharg Island Terminal, offshore in the Persian Gulf. As of 2012, the terminal has handled about 98 percent of Iran’s crude exports. Credit: National Iranian Oil Company via Wikimedia Commons.

Report: US sanctions have strangled at least one-fourth of Iranian oil rigs

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U.S. sanctions have caused at least one-quarter of Iran’s oil rigs to be inactive, according to a Reuters report published on Tuesday. “At least 40 of about 160 oil rigs in Iran remain idle or under repair,” reported...
Natural-gas rigs in the Persian Gulf. Now, in game-changing circumstances, the State of Israel will produce and export fuel. Credit: Pixabay.

The significance of Israel’s natural-gas feat

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The start of natural-gas flow from the Leviathan rig is a momentous achievement for the State of Israel. For the first time, a resource-poor country can become an energy superpower. The export of natural gas...
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Israeli Energy Minister Yuval Steinitz visit a gas processing rig at Israel's Leviathan gas field, on Jan. 31, 2019. Photo by Marc Israel Sellem/POOL.

Israel to export natural gas to Egypt starting in January

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Israel’s National Infrastructure, Energy and Water Resources Minister Yuval Steinitz has signed the paperwork for Israel to begin exporting natural gas to Egypt from its Tamar and Leviathan fields in January, Israel business daily Globes reported...