Leviathan

US energy giant Murphy enters Israeli gas exploration market in partnership with Ratio Energies

The two companies were formally awarded exploration licenses for Zone G as part of Israel's Fourth Offshore Bid Round, marking Murphy's first operational entry into Israel and the Mediterranean.

A view of the platform of the Leviathan natural gas field in the Mediterranean Sea is pictured from the Israeli northern coastal city of Caesarea on January 25, 2022.
Yanki Quint at the real estate conference at the Peres Academic Center.

Yanki Quint appointed chairman of NewMed Energy

PRIME MINISTER Benjamin Netanyahu, Energy and Infrastructure Minster Eli Cohen  visit the Leviathan gas platform, October 22, 2026.

WATCH; Netanyahu visits Leviathan gas platform as Israel projects NIS 350 billion in energy revenue

Leviathan reservoir.

$6.7 Billion: Leviathan reservoir energy deal approved


Israel's Leviathan gas group seeks partners to expand

It began exporting in January and is already supplying Israel, Egypt and Jordan with natural gas.

The Leviathan gas platform pictured in the Mediterranean Sea.

Natural gas flow to Israel restored after Leviathan platform fault

The fault required all natural gas to be emptied from the platform, burning it off via the platform's flare boom to prevent the emission of gas into the air.

A photo taken overnight by a resident opposite the offshore Leviathan natural gas platform, Feb. 10, 2020

Egypt's power subsidy falls to zero in second half of 2019

It said its goal is to cut electricity subsidy spending to four billion Egyptian pounds for the full fiscal year.

Alexandria, Egypt

Offshore Leviathan gas platform commences full operations

The Leviathan reservoir is one of the largest natural-gas fields discovered worldwide in the last decade

The Leviathan gas platform, 10km. offshore Israel

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The Leviathan gas platform, 10km. offshore Israel

Leviathan receives approval to complete start up operations next week

The Ministry of Environmental Protection has given the go ahead for operations to proceed after emissions from the platform were lower than forecast.

The Leviathan gas platform, 10km. offshore Israel

Experimental supply of Israeli natural gas reaches Jordan

The experimental pumping will continue for three months and will test the infrastructure prior to the flow of the actual commercial supply.

Jordanian protesters chant slogans during a protest against a government agreement to import natural gas from Israel, in Amman, Jordan, Sept. 30, 2016

A Netanyahu split-screen moment - analysis

It is a historic day – a day that will have a huge impact on Israel’s strategic position in the region, on its economy and on its environment.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attends a cabinet meeting, December 2019.

Leviathan gas platform’s final test ends successfully

“As we expected, there was no change in routine benzene concentrations,” the ministry said in a statement.

Bini Zomer at the beach opposite Leviathan on December 31, 2019

Leviathan gas field receives final approval hours before operation begins

The ministry stated that Noble Energy, the operator of the Leviathan gas platform, has held up to all required conditions.

An aerial view shows the newly arrived foundation platform of Leviathan natural gas field, in the Mediterranean Sea, off the coast of Haifa