VOL. XLVII

No 09

01-March-2004

ISRAEL

Noble Energy Starts Gas Sales To IEC

Noble Energy announced on 23 February that it had started commercial natural gas sales to the Israel Electric Corporation (IEC) from the Mari-B gasfield offshore Ashkelon, following completion of the commissioning of the onshore facilities on 17 February. Delays to the government process authorizing gas delivery delayed the start of commercial supply from December (MEES, 19 January). IEC has converted its first steam boiler...