Is chevron a key player in Israel's energy industry?

Chevron is now the key player in Israel’s energy industry, operating not only the Tamar platform but a second large source of gas called the Leviathan field. The production facility for Leviathan is in waters off Haifa in northern Israel and is less vulnerable to rocket fire from Gaza.

Why does Israel have so much natural gas?

Largely because of Leviathan, as this gas field is known, Israel has far more natural gas than it can consume or its limited network of pipelines can hold. “You can only shove so much into it,” said Jim Hebert, a Louisianian who manages the platform and its crew of around 120 people for Chevron, the American energy giant.

Will Chevron increase natural gas output in Israel?

Chevron is working on plans to increase output. Ofir Berman for The New York Times Chevron, based in California, began producing natural gas in Israel nearly three years ago with its $4 billion acquisition of Noble Energy, a small American company that helped turn Israel into a nascent gas power.

Why is gas a mainstay of Israel's economy?

Now, gas has become a mainstay of the Israeli economy, hugely reducing dependence on imported coal to generate power. On the Leviathan platform off the city of Haifa, operators in a control room coordinate gas output to match demand from electric utilities and other customers.

Does Chevron still supply in Israel?

“We have resumed supplying customers in Israel and in the region from the Tamar Production Platform,” Chevron said in a statement. The facility, in the Mediterranean Sea, is about 12 miles offshore from the Gaza Strip.