Tag: Oil
Israel’s Environmental Protection Ministry delays UAE pipeline deal
Israel’s Environmental Protection Ministry froze an oil pipeline proposal with the United Arab Emirates on Sunday, pending further review.
Israeli Environmental Protection Minister Tamar Zandberg said she would push for a government debate regarding the...
Iran opens first oil terminal in Gulf of Oman, avoiding Strait of Hormuz
Iran opened its first oil terminal in the Gulf of Oman, avoiding the Strait of Hormuz—a flashpoint for tensions with the United States, Israel and other countries—Iranian President Hassan Rouhani announced in a speech...
US suspends Abraham Fund; UAE urges Israel not to cancel pipeline
The Biden administration has suspended the Abraham Fund, which was established with the signing of the Abraham Accords in the fall of 2020, U.S. and Israeli sources told the business daily Globes.
The purpose of the...
Washington attempts to quell Israel’s shadow war with Iran at sea
Recent reports suggest that the United States is disturbed by aspects of the Israeli-Iranian shadow war that is raging across the region—in this case, at sea. It seems reasonable to conclude that Washington is...
Israelis rally to clean tar spill and avert future environmental crises
Why did 1,200 tons of sticky tar begin washing up on Israel’s Mediterranean beaches on Feb. 17? The answer is not yet clear. However, experts say that no matter what caused Israel’s worst environmental disaster, it should...
Israel rules out Greek tanker as suspect in Mediterranean oil spill
The Greek tanker Minerva Helen was not the source of the tons of toxic tar that washed up on Israel’s shores last weekend, Israel’s Environmental Protection Ministry announced on Sunday.
A team led by the ministry and including representatives...
In wake of tar spill, Israel’s Health Ministry bans sale of fish from Mediterranean
Israel’s Health Ministry on Wednesday announced a temporary ban on the sale of fish from the Mediterranean Sea, due to the massive tar spill last weekend along the country’s shores.
Although so far, there is no indication...
Toxic tar spill ‘one of the worst ecological disasters in Israel’s history’
Tons of toxic tar washed ashore along Israel’s entire Mediterranean coastline over the weekend in what Israel’s Nature and Parks Authority is calling the episode “one of the most serious ecological disasters” in the...
US files civil forfeiture actions over seized Iranian missiles
The U.S. Department of Justice announced on Thursday the filing of two complaints to forfeit two shipments of Iranian missiles that the U.S. Navy seized in transit from Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC)...
US confiscates four Iranian oil tankers, cargo on way to Venezuela
The United States confiscated tankers allegedly consisting of Iranian fuel in violation of sanctions, reported The Wall Street Journal on Thursday, citing U.S. officials.
U.S. federal prosecutors filed a civil forfeiture complaint to confiscate four tankers at sea—Luna, Pandi, Bering and Bella—consisting...