Country Report
Israel upstream summary
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Report summary
Israel's is a medium-sized gas producer, producing from large deepwater gas fields in the Mediterranean. Its upstream sector has undergone significant transformation since the discovery of the giant offshore Tamar field in 2009. Tamar was the largest gas discovery in the Eastern Mediterranean at the time and heralded the region's outstanding exploration record in the following years. The field was brought onstream by Noble Energy (now Chevron) in 2013, and provided a significant ...
Table of contents
- Executive summary
- Key facts
- Location maps
- Key companies
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Geology
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Tectonic setting and regional stratigraphy
- Onshore
- Offshore
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Main petroleum plays
- Onshore - central Israel - Galil Rift Basin
- Onshore - southern Israel - Negev platform/Sinai basin
- Onshore - eastern Israel - Dead Sea rift
- Offshore - Levantine Basin
- Oil shale deposits
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Tectonic setting and regional stratigraphy
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Exploration
- Licensing
- Recent Licence Awards
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Drilling
- Drilling activity
- Exploration post-Tamar (2009 onwards)
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Early exploration (pre-2009)
- Onshore
- Offshore
- Drilling record
- Success rates
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Reserves and resources
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Contingent Resources
- Oil Shale
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Contingent Resources
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Production
- Oil/liquids
- Gas
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Infrastructure
- Oil infrastructure
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Oil Terminals
- Eilat Oil Port and Terminals
- Ashqelon Oil Port and Terminal
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Refineries
- Haifa
- Ashdod
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Gas infrastructure
- Offshore
- Onshore
- Egyptian Imports/Exports
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Policy and regulation
- Key legislation
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Regulatory body
- Ministry of Energy
- National Gas Authority (NGA)
- State oil company
- State participation
- Licensing
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Fiscal terms
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Overview
- Upstream
- Pipelines
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Current fiscal terms
- Bonuses, rentals and fees
- Indirect taxes
- Royalty
- Windfall profits levy
- Corporate income tax
- Fiscal treatment of decommissioning
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Overview
Tables and charts
This report includes the following images and tables:
- Key facts: Table 1
- Country Map
- Reserves and contingent resources at 01/01/2025
- Liquids and Gas Production 2024
- Net Acreage 2025
- Reserves and resources: Table 1
- Oil Shale Deposits
- Blocks Awarded by Sector
- Israel's 4th Offshore Bid Round results block map
- Reserves and resources: Table 2
- Production: Table 1
- Production: Table 2
- 15 more item(s)...
What's included
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