*Israeli gas output hit a record 2.86bn cfd for Q3 (7.46bcm), with the final figure coming in somewhat higher then provisional estimates (MEES, 8 November) as the country’s third largest producer Karish notched up an output record of 645mn cfd. The country’s largest field, Leviathan, also notched up record quarterly output of 1.175bn cfd, whilst Tamar output of 1.044bn cfd was a three-year high (see chart 1).