Natural gas

UK stocks fall as lack of progress in US-Iran talks lifts oil prices

Oil prices rose more than 4% after Yemen's Iran-backed Houthis fired missiles at Saudi Arabia and diplomatic talks between the US and Iran showed little sign of progress.

|ByREUTERS
Futures-options traders work on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange's NYSE American (AMEX) in New York City, US, September 16, 2026.
A worker checks an oil pipeline at Nahr Bin Umar oil field, north of Basra, Iraq.

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
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

Hezbollah's Nasrallah: Lebanese government has 'no control' over us

Nasrallah ridiculed Defense Minister Gantz, saying he "doesn't dare to step towards Gaza...he does he threaten to reach Beirut?"

JULY 13, 2022ByTZVI JOFFRE
A Hezbollah flag and a poster depicting Lebanon's Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah are pictured along a street, near Sidon, Lebanon July 7, 2020

Israel and Egypt step forward to fill the EU energy gap

The EU declared that it would also help Egypt and Israel increase gas production and exploration in their respective territorial waters.

JULY 13, 2022ByNEVILLE TELLER
SIX STORIES high with pipes that seem to go on forever: The Leviathan, off the Haifa coast.

IDF shot down additional Hezbollah drone last week

The IDF statement came hours after Lebanese media reported about the incident.

JULY 6, 2022ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
A drone aircraft is put on display at an exhibition at an unidentified location in Yemen in this undated handout photo released by the Houthi Media Office, July 9, 2019.

Hezbollah opposes border deal that would save Lebanon from bankruptcy

The IDF intercepted three drones launched by Hezbollah toward the Karish gas field, which lies in disputed territorial waters.

JULY 4, 2022ByDEBBIE MOHNBLATT/THE MEDIA LINE
London-based Energean’s drill ship begins drilling at the Karish natural gas field offshore Israel in the east Mediterranean May 9, 2022.

14 Days: Gas deal

Israeli news highlights from the past two weeks.

JUNE 30, 2022BySTEVE LINDE
EU Energy Commissioner Kadri Simson, Egyptian Petroleum Minister Tarek El Molla and Israel Energy Minister Karine Elharrar sign a deal for Israeli natural gas exports to Europe, in Cairo, on June 15, 2022.

World’s dirtiest oil and gas fields are in Russia, Turkmenistan and Texas

Oil and natural gas fields in Russia, Turkmenistan and Texas are the most climate-damaging on Earth, according to a first-of-its-kind analysis.

JUNE 24, 2022ByNAUREEN MALIK/BLOOMBERG NEWS/TNS
Flared natural gas is burned off at Apache Corporations operations at the Deadwood natural gas plant in the Permian Basin on Feb. 5, 2015, in Garden City, Texas.

What is the environmental impact of Israel's natural gas exploration?

By prioritizing natural gas rather than renewables, Israel is essentially saying that we prefer the comfort and convenience of the present generation over our grandchildren's future.

JUNE 18, 2022ByALON TAL
ABOARD THE largest gas rig in Israeli waters.

Gas and the Israel-Lebanon maritime border dispute

Lebanon's new border demands now including the northern end of the Karish natural gas field caused the US-mediated negotiations to break down.

JUNE 18, 2022ByLAHAV HARKOV
MANY STAFFERS are Americans who fly back home for a month before returning for another month’s duty.

How Israel is using gas exports to boost its diplomatic standing

A visit to the Leviathan gas rig off the coast of Haifa illustrates the country’s opportunity to up its gas game and wield its diplomatic power across the globe.

JUNE 18, 2022ByYAAKOV KATZ, DAVID BRINN
SIX STORIES high with pipes that seem to go on forever: The Leviathan, off the Haifa coast.

Israel, Egypt, EU sign initial gas export agreement

The agreement comes as Europe looks for alternative sources of energy to Russia in light of its invasion of Ukraine.

JUNE 15, 2022ByLAHAV HARKOV
Israel and the European Union sign a natural gas export deal during a regional energy conference in Cairo.