Sunday, July 22, 2012

Israel gas fields pose naval security challenge

Faced with new challenges posed by major offshore gas discoveries, Israel is looking to significantly increase its military presence on the high seas in a bid to protect its economic waters. With extraction of vast reserves of recently-discovered natural gas due to begin next year, top military officials have been putting together a plan for securing oil rigs stationed within Israel s exclusive economic zone (EEZ).

The discovery of gas fields spanning a large area within the Mediterranean, west of the coast of Israel, significantly broadens the challenges facing the Israeli navy
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Source: http://www.albawaba.com/business/israel-oil-434500

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