Chevron Corp. and other companies helping to develop Israel’s natural gas fields will invest around $235 million in pipelines to export the fuel to Egypt. Chevron Corporation is an American multinational energy corporation. One of the [ More … ]
Egypt reached a settlement agreement with state-owned Israel Electric Corp. to pay a reduced fine for halting deliveries of natural gas, ending a dispute that started about seven years ago. The accord signed June 16 [ More … ]
Israel has reportedly closed an extensive deal with Greece, Italy, and Cyprus to supply natural gas via a 2,000 kilometer (1200 miles) underwater pipeline in a five-year long construction that is estimated to cost nearly [ More … ]
As the Egyptian president prepares for the country’s first arms expo, analysts say Egyptian citizens do not benefit from lavish state spending In early December, the world’s arms companies are set to descend on Egypt. [ More … ]
Following talks with Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borisov, Russian President Vladimir Putin said that Gazprom was “working out in practical terms” the construction of a second gas line stretching from Turkey to Bulgaria for Turkish Stream, which [ More … ]
Erdogan on Saturday said Ankara and Moscow reached an agreement to reduce the price of the natural gas imported from Russia by 10.25 percent after long negotiations. Speaking at a rally of the ruling Justice [ More … ]
Analyst says only a fraction of the find is likely to be economically viable, but the discovery will ensure Bahrain’s self-sufficiency Bahrain on Wednesday announced a newly discovered shale oil reserve containing an estimated 80 [ More … ]
Long-standing rivals Greece and Greek Cyprus appear determined not to allow Turkey calm waters in these seas Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has warned international oil and gas companies not to become political instruments of [ More … ]
Two days ago, Abdel Fatah al-Sisi visited Cyprus, met with Cypriot President Nicos Anastasiades and held separate meetings with the state’s senior officials, including the Parliament President Demetris Syllouris. In a press conference, Al-Sisi thanked Anastasiades [ More … ]
Shell is considering buying gas from the Israeli Leviathan field in the Mediterranean for sale in the Egyptian market, according to media reports. Royal Dutch Shell is considering buying Israeli gas for sale in Egypt [ More … ]
Israel and Turkey look set to complete a landmark pipeline deal by the end of 2017 with an official visit to Israel by Turkish Energy Minister Berat Albayrak. Turkey’s Energy Minister Berat Albayrak is set [ More … ]
BY: HILAL KAPLAN* Every crisis and intervention instigated by the U.S.-Israel partnership in our region has been conducted through a chain of lies and manipulation As the Berlin Wall fell and the Cold War was about [ More … ]
Qatar said on Tuesday it plans to increase natural gas production by 30 percent over the next several years, as it faces pressure from its neighbors in a diplomatic crisis. State-owned Qatar Petroleum said it [ More … ]
American and Saudi Arabian representatives met with Syrian tribal leaders and PKK/PYD terrorists to discuss dividing and selling Syrian oil. A meeting was held on June 10 for the future of Syrian oil on the [ More … ]
BY: F. William Engdahl* There is a hidden thin red thread connecting the recent US Congress’ sanctions against Iran and now the Russian Federation, with the decision of Saudi Arabia and other Gulf monarchies to sanction [ More … ]
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