GAS PIPELINE FROM ISRAEL TO JORDAN TO BEGIN OPERATING IN 2017:

The CEO of Israel Natural Gas Lines said Thurs.10 March, 2016 that the first natural gas pipeline from Israel to Jordan is scheduled to begin operating in 2017. Samuel Tordjman was referring to the pipeline which is currently being constructed in the Sodom area near the Dead Sea. The pipeline will supply gas from the Tamar reservoir to private customers in Jordan, as part of a gas deal signed between Israel and Jordan in 2014. Under the agreement, Israel will supply Jordan with $15 billion worth of gas from its Leviathan field over the next 15 years. Leviathan, which holds an estimated 22 trillion cubic feet of gas, is operated by USA-based Noble Energy and the Israel-based Delek Group. (i24)