First sale after Israeli natural gas deal passes
Leviathan gas field to power a southern Israel power plant until 2034.
Leviathan gas field to power a southern Israel power plant until 2034.
After Supreme Court controversially vetoed the deal, government reaches compromise agreement with Noble Energy and Delek.
Controversial gas deal makes it to Supreme Court, where PM is to defend plan to tap one of world's largest gas finds from anti-trust groups.
Prof. Sheshinki of Hebrew University explains how long debated new deal breaks monopoly, rescues Israeli natural gas market.
Energy minister says deal will stop monopoly on offshore gas, provide energy security to state and millions to its coffers.
Conflict of interest? US Secretary of State pushed Netanyahu to preserve natural gas monopoly - held by Noble and Delek.
David Gilo resigned after Netanyahu government refused to end Delek's monopoly on extracting gas from Levitathan and Tamar fields.
After delays by Antitrust Authority, Palestine Power Generation Co cuts $1.2-billion supply deal from largest gas deposit find in a decade.
Israel Antitrust Authority dismantles the two companies' hold on the Leviathan gas field, saying it monopolizes gas costs.
Noble Energy and the Delek Group announced on Sunday another significant discovery of a natural gas field off the coast of Haifa.
The Israel Electric Company has just signed an $8 billion deal to buy natural gas from the Tamar gas field off the coast of Haifa.