Environmentalists weren’t happy about the resumption of offshore development, but the government was wise to seize the opportunity to boost exports.

Israel is boosting offshore natural gas output and aims to reach a supply agreement with Europe as the continent seeks to replace Russian gas. Germany, Europe’s largest economy, consumes around 100 billion cubic meters of natural gas annually.

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Israelisches Erdgas soll helfen, Europa bei der Energieversorgung unabhängiger von Russland zu machen. Für den Transport gibt es vier Szenarien. Doch die sind alle entweder teuer, technisch anspruchsvoll oder politisch kompliziert

ג’ינה כהן, מומחית למשק הגז, בשיחה עם גלובס: ”האירופים יפי נפש, ולכן הגיעו לחדלות אנרגיה“ * על הייצוא מישראל, שעשוי לתת מענה לתלות ברוסיה: ”ארה”ב ואירופה יוכלו לסייע בטכנולוגיית הנזלה“ * משרד האנרגיה הקים קבוצות עבודה עם האיחוד האירופי לבחינת הסכם גז ארוך טווח.

Gina Cohen, a gas market expert, talks to Globes: “The Europeans have bleeding hearts/are too soft, and that is why they are now suffering from a shortage of energy about gas exports from Israel, which could give some solution to their dependence on Russian: “The US and Europe can help with LNG liquefaction technology” The Ministry of Energy has established a work team with the EU to examine a long-term gas agreement.

Israel has long had high hopes for its natural gas production. So far, they have only been fulfilled to a limited extent. The pipeline connection to Europe and a liquid gas terminal are still missing.