据国外媒体8月15日耶路撒冷报道,以色列政府13日在耶路撒冷宣布,以色列政府日前达成了一项协议,这项协议将为开发列维坦大气田以及其他两个海上大气田铺平道路。
以色列政府总理内塔尼亚胡在新闻发布会上说,这项协议在今后的几年里将给以色列带来数百亿谢克尔。内塔尼亚胡说,他将把这项协议提交给内阁进行表决。
最初在6月份透露的这项有争议协议将允许总部设在德州的美国诺布尔能源公司和以色列德勒克集团保留这个以色列最大海上气田列维坦大气田的所有权,但是,后者必须出售其他资产,包括塔马尔大气田中的股份。
批评人士认为协议仍让诺布尔能源公司和德勒克集团拥有过多的权力,他们将控制以色列的大部分天然气储量。
一直在为这个协议争取足够支持的内塔尼亚胡,本周早些时候赢得了来自以色列中央银行的关键支持。
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原文如下:
Israel Says Reaches Deal to Develop Leviathan Natural Gas Field
World Oiil & Gas News
Saturday, August 15, 2015
JERUSALEM– Israel's government said on Thursday it reached a deal that will pave the way for the development of Leviathan and two other offshore natural gas wells.
"The outline will bring Israel hundreds of billions of shekels in the coming years," Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told a news conference, saying he will present the agreement to the cabinet on Sunday for a vote.
The controversial deal initially revealed in June will allow Texas-based Noble Energy and Israel's Delek Group to keep ownership of the largest offshore field, Leviathan. They are required to sell off other assets, including stakes in another large deposit called Tamar.
Critics say the agreement still leaves Noble and Delek with too much power since they would control most of Israel's gas reserves.
Netanyahu, who has struggled to muster enough support for an agreement, earlier this week won crucial backing from the central bank.