100% owned by Granite Hacarmel since October 2006. Sonol was founded during WWI, when at the time it was a subsidiary of Mobil Oil until 1956, and today is one of the largest oil marketing companies in Israel, with a chain of more than 210 branded public service stations. The chain has 43 convenience stores …
Spar platforms are among the largest offshore platforms in use. These huge platforms consist of a large cylinder supporting a typical fixed rig platform. The cylinder however does not extend all the way to the seafloor, but instead is tethered to the bottom by a series of cables and lines. The large cylinder serves to …
A special vehicle is a company that has been created solely for a special financial transaction or transactions which is set up for special purposes such as achieving lower tax rates. It is a means to limit the liability of the parent company and a corporation can use such a vehicle to finance a large …
Spot market is a real time market, usually a matter of days or weeks in the natural gas market. In many countries gas spot prices are reported by pipelines. 10-12% of world LNG is traded on spot deals. Spot market participants have the flexibility to choose the time and quantity of supply based on current …
Spot price pools are neutral, independent exchanges set up to facilitate rapid fair-value transactions among groups of energy producers and consumers. They function similarly to spot markets, typically accepting price bids no more than a day in advance for delivery periods typically under an hour in length, and transacting energy at market clearing prices or …
A gas well producing at a constant rate in which wellhead pressure changes no more than a small amount as a function of time. The actual amount of change permitted in a given time period to allow a well to be designated as stabilized may be fixed by law
A means of reducing the cost of a well by drilling a smaller-diameter hole than is customary for the depth and the types of formations to be drilled. A slim hole permits the scaling down of all phases of the drilling and completion operations; i.e., smaller bits, less powerful and smaller rigs
SPNI leads the way in the search for environmentally sustainable and economically sound ways to promote growth while protecting Israel’s unique environmental heritage
Solar energy can be produced basically from two different technologies. (1) Photovoltaic which converts sunlight directly into electricity. The main advantage of this system is that medium and small size facilities can be established such as on roof tops and electricity can be relatively easily produced at points that are distant from the grid. The …
SolarEdge is developing advanced power-harvesting solutions for photovoltaic arrays. It will lower the average cost per watt in any typical photovoltaic installation via increased wattage and lower costs, provide for easier and cheaper installation, and help make Photovoltaic (PV) installations relevant in more sites. SolarEdge was the first to break into the global market with …
