05.07.2009
The time taken for cuttings to reach the surface
In Dec 1997, the Kyoto Protocol established GHG emission limits for countries with an overall reduction set at 5.2% from 1990 levels, although individual nations have different targets
Although Israel was classified as a developing country under the Climate Change Convention, the government has resolved to undertake activities to reduce emissions of greenhouses gases on the basis of the conclusions of an interministerial committee on climate change which was set up for this purpose. Ratification of the Kyoto Protocol will also allow Israel to benefit from the provisions of the CDM and to advance projects which support the principles of sustainable development. Israel ratified the Kyoto Protocol in February 2004 and established the CDM committee in April 2004. During the initial period of 2008-2012 Israel is not obliged to undertake any cut in emissions
The coastal plain of Israel is characterized by development of Pleistocene and Holocene sand dune fields and aeolianite ridges locally termed “kurkar” running parallel to the coast line. Kurkar ridges are built of several sedimentary cycles, which are intercalated by red sandy loam soils locally termed “hamra” (Arabic word for “red”). These kurkar ridges are designated to represent typical longitudinal sand dunes formed synchronously parallel to the coastline by dominant wind direction perpendicular to the coast. Archaeological and geological studies of sections along the Haifa-Tel-Aviv highway indicate that the upper part of exposed Quaternary sediments in the Carmel coastal plain contain two major kurkar units
The term accumulation is used to identify an individual body of moveable petroleum. The key to consider an accumulation as known and hence containing reserves is that each accumulation / reservoir must have been penetrated by a well that must have clearly demonstrated the existence of moveable petroleum. Alternatively, where log and/or core data exist, this may suffice as long as there is a good analogy to a nearby and geologically comparable known accumulation
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