# Israel renews gas exploration, expects export deal to Europe
Author:  Pal Sinha, Barnali 
Author URL: https://financedigest.com/author/pal-sinha-barnali
Published: 2022-05-30
Category: NEWS
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Meta Title: Israel's Renewed Gas Exploration for Exporting to
Meta Description: Israel is set to restart gas exploration and may soon export to Europe as Ukraine conflict spurs need for new supply. Stay tuned for updates!
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JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israel is renewing offshore natural gas exploration and hopes to reach an agreement soon for exporting gas to Europe, Israel’s energy minister said on Monday.

Energy Minister Karine Elharrar had said exploration for new gas fields would be put on hold to focus on meeting renewable energy targets but due to the war in Ukraine, Europe is now looking for a quick replacement of supply from Russia.

“Alongside the real and sincere concern in Europe, there is a real opportunity for Israel to export natural gas to Europe,” Elharrar said at a news conference.

Because of this, she said she instructed the ministry to prepare for a new round of tenders for gas exploration off Israel’s Mediterranean coast, which is expected to begin in the [third quarter](https://www.financedigest.com/greek-residential-property-price-recovery-picks-up-in-third-quarter.html "Greek residential property price recovery picks up in third quarter").

We [established a three-way working group](https://www.financedigest.com/houlihan-lokey-acquires-quayle-munro-limited-and-establishes-a-new-global-data-analytics-group.html "Houlihan Lokey Acquires Quayle Munro Limited And Establishes A New Global Data & Analytics Group") with Israel, Europe and Egypt. We will sign, I hope in the near future, a memorandum of understanding that will [create the framework agreement](https://www.financedigest.com/aon-announces-agreement-to-acquire-risk-management-firm-creating-a-comprehensive-cyber-risk-management-advisory-group.html "Aon announces agreement to acquire risk management firm, creating a comprehensive cyber risk management advisory group") for export,” she said.

The idea for now is for gas to be sent to Egypt through an [expanded pipeline network for liquefication and then shipped to Europe](https://www.financedigest.com/tesla-expands-discounts-with-price-cuts-in-europe-singapore-israel.html "Tesla expands discounts with price cuts in Europe, Singapore, Israel"). Other options, like the long-discussed Eastmed pipeline connected Israeli gas fields directly with Europe, are also on the table, Elharrar said.

Officials have said it would be at least a couple of [years before significant amounts of Israeli gas could reach](https://www.financedigest.com/philips-expects-to-reach-recall-settlements-this-year.html "Philips expects to reach recall settlements this year") Europe.

(Reporting by Ari Rabinovitch; Editing by Steven Scheer and David Evans)


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