Friday, December 31, 2010

Israel Confirms Major Natural Gas Discovery

Exploratory drilling off Israel’s northern coast this week has confirmed the existence of a major natural gas field — one of the world’s largest offshore gas finds of the past decade — leading the country’s infrastructure minister to call it “the most important energy news since the founding of the state.”

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/12/31/world/middleeast/31leviathan.html?_r=1