Photo Credit: Moshe Shai / Flash 90
An aerial view of the Israeli 'Tamar' gas processing rig 24 km off the Israeli southern coast of Ashkelon. Noble Energy (now Chevron) and Delek are the main partners in the Tamar gas field, estimated to contain 10 trillion cubic feet of gas.

Israel has signed an historic agreement to build a pipeline to supply natural gas to Europe, according to a report broadcast Saturday night by Israel’s Channel 2 television news.

It is expected to be the deepest underwater pipeline, and the longest, in the world.

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The initiative was launched by Israeli National Energy and Infrastructure Minister Yuval Steinitz. It was signed after two years on contacts and negotiations between Israel, Italy, Greece and Cyprus with the backing of the European Union.

The project is expected to begin in the next several months, with the goal of natural gas flowing through the pipeline in five years’ time.

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Hana Levi Julian
Hana Levi Julian is a Middle East news analyst with a degree in Mass Communication and Journalism from Southern Connecticut State University. A past columnist with The Jewish Press and senior editor at Arutz 7, Ms. Julian has written for Babble.com, Chabad.org and other media outlets, in addition to her years working in broadcast journalism.

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