(ANSAmed) - TEL AVIV, SEPT. 8 - Natural gas extraction
from the Karish drilling platform will not start in September as
had initially been planned and will instead begin after
mid-October, the newspaper Maariv reported in citing political
and security officials in Israel close to the situation
involving the Energean company.
The newspaper stated that this development may lighten tension that has arisen in recent weeks with the Lebanese armed and political faction Hezbollah, since Karish is close to the line of demarcation of commercial waters between Israel and Lebanon, which is still the focus of indirect talks mediated by the US.
Maariv added that, in any case, in light of threats made by Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah, Israel will maintain a high level of alert on its northern border.
Israeli energy minister Karin Elharar has meanwhile said that the possible delay in activating Karish is not linked to tension over security concerns and is instead due to the complexity of installation operations.
(ANSAmed).
The newspaper stated that this development may lighten tension that has arisen in recent weeks with the Lebanese armed and political faction Hezbollah, since Karish is close to the line of demarcation of commercial waters between Israel and Lebanon, which is still the focus of indirect talks mediated by the US.
Maariv added that, in any case, in light of threats made by Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah, Israel will maintain a high level of alert on its northern border.
Israeli energy minister Karin Elharar has meanwhile said that the possible delay in activating Karish is not linked to tension over security concerns and is instead due to the complexity of installation operations.
(ANSAmed).
