Natural gas

Arab Gas Pipeline revival: Jordan approves strategic natural gas supply route to Lebanon via Syria

Under the new arrangement, Jordan will import liquefied natural gas and regasify it using existing infrastructure at the Aqaba Port, before transporting the product to Lebanon through Syria.

|ByDANIELLE GREYMAN-KENNARD
A worker checks an oil pipeline at Nahr Bin Umar oil field, north of Basra, Iraq.
Lightning occurs when META 4, an Oil Products Tanker, sails into Muscat Anchorage on March 21, 2026 at Sultan Qaboos Port in Muscat, Oman.President Donald Trump had threatened to attack Iran's energy infrastructure if it did not end its de facto blockade of the Strait of Hormuz by March 23.

Iran’s Strait of Hormuz trump card is losing strategic value, expert tells 'Post' - interview

Although 14 to 15 million barrels of oil passed through Hormuz per day before the war, an expert told the Post that it was entirely possible to manage without much of that supply.

|ByDANIELLE GREYMAN-KENNARD
A general view shows the Awad oil field in the eastern Qamishli countryside in northeastern Syria, on February 15, 2026; illustrative

Middle East natural resources reveal a hidden map of abundance and scarcity

The smaller resource base has pushed both countries to lean harder into non-oil sectors such as finance, logistics, and tourism.

|ByTHE MEDIA LINE STAFF
Smoke rises from a gas tanker after a drone strike, maritime security firm Ambrey said, at Damietta port, Egypt, July 29, 2026, in this screengrab obtained from a social media video.

Drone hits US-owned gas tanker at Egypt's Damietta port, security sources say

A statement from Egypt's petroleum ministry confirmed a fire at the port but made no mention of a drone attack and did not provide a cause for the incident.

|ByREUTERS, AMIT AVITAN, JERUSALEM POST STAFF

Why is Lebanon threatening Israel now? - analysis

Is Hezbollah trying to create a casus belli to attack Israel or Israeli gas platforms?

JUNE 6, 2022BySETH J. FRANTZMAN
Lebanese President Michel Aoun heads a cabinet meeting at the presidential palace in Baabda, Lebanon April 26, 2022.

Energean floating gas production rig docks in Israeli waters

The newfound energy source could incentivize competition in the Israeli energy economy, reducing energy prices and energy related services.

JUNE 5, 2022ByROMAN MEITAV
Floating gas production rig, Energean Power

Lebanon warns against any Israeli 'aggression' in disputed waters

Israel says the field in question is within its exclusive economic zone, not in disputed waters.

JUNE 5, 2022ByREUTERS
Lebanese President Michel Aoun speaks at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs as Lebanese expats vote in Lebanon's parliamentary election, in Beirut, Lebanon May 8, 2022.

Leviathan natural gas company Ratio Energies reports record revenues in Q1 2022

2.7 billion cubic meters (BCM) of natural gas was sold from the Leviathan reservoir in Q1, of which 1.8 BCM was exported to Egypt and Jordan.

JUNE 2, 2022ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Leviathan natural gas field.

EU agrees gradual Russian oil embargo, Canada imposes new sanctions

The target to cut 90% of all Russian imports by the end of 2022 includes seaborne deliveries.

MAY 31, 2022ByREUTERS, JERUSALEM POST STAFF
European Council President Charles Michel, Italy's Prime Minister Mario Draghi and France's President Emmanuel Macron attend the European Union leaders summit, as EU's leaders attempt to agree on Russian oil sanctions in response to Russia's invasion of Ukraine, in Brussels, Belgium, May 30, 2022.

Global energy crisis leads Israel to launching fourth natural gas exploration

Energy Minister Karin Elharrar announced the move, effectively canceling the year-long freeze on natural gas explorations that she announced in December 2021.

MAY 30, 2022ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
IN A ONCE-UNTHINKABLE development, the Mubadala Investment Corporation, a sovereign wealth fund of Abu Dhabi, invested $1 billion in the Tamar natural gas field.

EU makes eleventh-hour push to agree on Russia oil sanctions

The EU leaders will declare continued support for Ukraine and discuss how to deal with the impact of the conflict, especially the spike in energy prices and an impending food supply crisis.

MAY 30, 2022ByREUTERS
Models of oil barrels and a pump jack are seen in front of displayed EU and Russia flag colours in this illustration taken March 8, 2022.

As Russia intensifies push for Donbas, Ukraine rules out ceasefire

Weeks-long siege ends at Azovstal, Russia says | Russia intensifies offensive in Donbas | Russia stops Finland gas flows over payment dispute.

MAY 21, 2022ByREUTERS
Emergency management specialists gather near a burnt tank during Ukraine-Russia conflict in the southern port city of Mariupol, Ukraine May 20, 2022.

Russia stops Finland gas flows over payments dispute

Gazprom demanded Europe pays for Russian gas supplies in roubles because of sanctions imposed over Moscow's invasion of Ukraine.

MAY 21, 2022ByREUTERS
The logo of Gazprom company is seen on the facade of a business centre in Saint Petersburg, Russia March 31, 2022.

Biden’s Israel visit will highlight ‘strategic ties,' Hochstein says

Hochstein called the Trump administration’s decision to exit the 2015 Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action known as the Iran deal, a “tragic mistake.”

MAY 17, 2022ByTOVAH LAZAROFF
US President Joe Biden delivers remarks on administration plans to fight inflation and lower costs during a speech in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building's South Court Auditorium at the White House in Washington, U.S., May 10, 2022.