Energy Minister Dr. Yuval Steinitz, Energy Ministry Director Udi Adiri, Natural Resources Administration Director and Energy Energy Ministry Commissioner Yossi Wirtzburger, and Engineering Control Sector Director Victor Breudin visited the gas drilling rig at sea.

"This is our first visit to a drilling vessel of a new player in the Israeli energy market," said Steinitz, "We see the start of competition and hope other companies will follow Energian. Developing the gas reservoirs will allow us to continue reducing the use of coal and to breathe cleaner air."