Partners in the Israeli offshore gas project Leviathan said they would invest $568 million (€522 million) to build a third pipeline that will allow increased natural gas production and exports, Reuters reported.
Leviathan came online at the end of 2019 and produces 12 billion cubic metres (bcm) of gas per year for sale to Israel, Egypt and Jordan. The idea is to boost capacity to include sizeable volumes for Europe.
The new pipeline will connect the well with a production facility some 10 km off Israel's Mediterranean shore. It is due to come online in the second half of 2025, when production at Leviathan will jump to 14 bcm a year.
The Leviathan consortium includes operator Chevron and Israel's NewMed Energy and Ratio Energies.
In the longer-term, Leviathan production is expected to reach about 21 bcm a year. The group has announced plans for a floating liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal off the Israeli coast with an annual LNG capacity of about 4.6 million tons, or 6.5 bcm.
New natural gas pipeline planned
