VOL. XLVII

No 09

01-March-2004

PALESTINE

Politics Preventing Progress On Offshore Gaza Gas, Says Shawwa

Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharons staunch opposition to any Israeli purchase of gas from Palestinian reserves offshore Gaza has prevented progress in talks between BG, which operates the Gaza Marine discovery, and Israel Electric Corporation (IEC), the main potential Israeli customer for Palestinian gas, according to Palestinian Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources Azzam Shawwa. In a...