Energy Ministry says a total of 12 licenses have been given to six companies, four of which are new players in the exploration of natural gas off the country's Mediterranean coast
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US energy giant Chevron, operator of Tamar reservoir located off Ashkelon coast, says Energy Ministry ordered production at the rig suspended

Israel expects to collect a total of NIS 2 billion from gas and other natural resources royalties in 2023 as additional exports to Egypt okayed

Energy Minister Israel Katz says additional natural gas exports will boost state revenue and improve ties with Egypt, while domestic energy needs will not be affected

NewMed Energy, Chevron Mediterranean Limited and Ratio Energies teaming up on plan to boost production capacity from about 12 billion to 14 billion cubic meters per year

Kesem plant earmarked for plot near Rosh Ha'ayin in the center of the country, while Dorad in the southern coastal city of Ashkelon will be expanded

Offer values NewMed, a key stakeholder in Israel's Leviathan offshore gas field, at about NIS 14.1b ($4b); tentative deal is called a 'testament' to Israel-UAE ties

After meeting Italian premier Giorgia Meloni, PM doesn't mention Iran threat, though sources say it dominated the discussion

Energy firms to invest $673 million in boosting gas production to meet growing demand in Israel and neighboring countries

Outgoing coalition lacks a Knesset majority, but as with past border delimitation agreements doesn't appear to need parliamentary approval to okay US-brokered deal