Tag: Natural Gas
Israel’s flawed gas deal with Lebanon has come back to bite it
Remember the agreement with Lebanon that Israel signed less than 18 months ago? An agreement we were promised would bring quiet and security along the northern border?
Under the current volatile security conditions along the border with...
Energean announces new gas discovery off Israeli coast
Energean plc announced on Monday the discovery of a commercially viable deposit of natural gas, containing an estimated 13 billion cubic meters (bcm), at its Zeus-01 drilling site located off Israel’s coast, the company...
WATCH: Israel signs maritime border deal with Lebanon
Israeli Prime Minister Yair Lapid on Thursday signed the U.S.-mediated maritime border deal with Lebanon, following its approval by the Cabinet earlier in the day.
“This is a tremendous achievement for the State of Israel...
Israel’s Cabinet approves maritime border deal with Lebanon
Israel’s Cabinet on Thursday approved the U.S.-mediated maritime border and natural gas agreement with Lebanon, paving the way for Israeli Prime Minister Yair Lapid to sign the accord, according to a statement from his...
Analysts offer pros and cons on Lebanon maritime deal but agree it will not...
The recently struck Lebanon-Israel maritime border agreement may prove beneficial economically, but it will not benefit Israel’s security, analysts said during a policy webinar organized by the Jewish Institute for National Security of America...
Israeli security cabinet OKs Lebanon maritime accord
Israel’s security cabinet voted on Wednesday in favor of a maritime and gas agreement with Lebanon that was mediated by the United States.
The issue will now go to the full Cabinet for approval. It...
Lapid rejects Lebanese ‘amendments’ to maritime border deal
Israeli Prime Minister Yair Lapid has rejected proposed changes by the Lebanese government to a maritime border and gas extraction agreement, a senior Israeli political source said on Thursday.
On Tuesday, Beirut nixed the draft...
Former US point man on Israel-Lebanon maritime talks says chances of war remain high,...
The former State Department point man on the Israel-Lebanon maritime border negotiations thinks the current deal on the table is “overall, pretty good for Lebanon.”
David Schenker served as the assistant secretary of state for...
Who benefits from the emerging Israeli-Lebanese maritime deal?
The emerging Israeli-Lebanese maritime border and natural gas extraction deal, which has been closely mediated by the United States, will benefit both Lebanon and Israel financially, but also represents a victory for the Iranian-backed...
Criticism of Hezbollah raises questions about its political strength and long-term viability
Senior Lebanese officials on Monday issued a thinly veiled warning to Hezbollah over the Iranian proxy’s attempted July 2 drone strike on an Israeli gas rig. Analysts who spoke to JNS disagreed on whether...