VOL. XLVII

No 16

19-April-2004

ISRAEL

Israel Approves Gaza Offshore Gas Supply As BG Starts Talks With Potential Customers

In an apparent about-turn in energy supply policy, the Israeli government gave approval on 8 April to BG to supply gas from its discovery offshore Gaza to Israeli customers (MEES, 29 March). The decision comes after months of negotiations with Egypt aimed at breaking the impasse on an original proposal that would have seen Egyptian gas supplied to Israel via the...