Israel’s energy ministry on 26 June provided Chevron (39.66%op) and its Israeli partners (NewMed 45.34%, Ratio Energies 15%) at the giant Leviathan gas field offshore Israel “at their request, a document indicating the amount of additional natural gas they could export from the reservoir.”

“This indication was given as part of the possibility of significantly expanding the production capacity from the reservoir, from about 12bcm per year [1.2bn cfd] today to 21bcm per year [2.1bn cfd] in the future,” the ministry said. (CONTINUED - 1575 WORDS)