Another, deeper layer of natural gas has been found at Israel’s Tamar gas field off the coast of Haifa.
This is in addition to the massive finds at Leviathan, and the newly discovered Myra and Sara fields. The amount of gas has yet to have been announced, but it sounds significant.
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Haaretz - A deeper layer of natural gas has been discovered at the Tamar field, off the coast of Haifa, according to a report published on Thursday by Delek Drilling and Avner Oil Exploration.
The impact of the newly discovered reserve has not yet been analyzed nor released in full. The significance of the newly discovered structure will depend on the amount of natural gas at Tamar and on the estimations of additional layers in other areas of the Mediterranean Sea that have not yet been discovered.
The new reserve, ‘Layer D’, was discovered beneath ‘Tamar 3′, and is said to be up to 25 meters wide.
Deep-sea rig at Tamar
According to the report, Noble Energy – the American partner leading the consortium – is gathering data on Layer D and analyzing the implications of the extent of the reserves at Tamar. It is currently not possible to determine the size and economic implications of the newly discovered reserve.
Noble owns 36% of Tamar, while Isramco Negev owns 28.75% and Delek Group, controlled by Yitzhak Tshuva, has a 31% percent stake through two units with equal shares of 15.6% each, Avner Oil Exploration and Delek Drilling.
The Tamar site is the largest natural gas discovery in Israel and plans on selling natural gas to Israel in 2013.
The Lebanese proposal of its maritime border with Israel that is currently under dispute does not include the Tamar and Leviathan gas prospects.
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Hmm! Would love to see the Geology of these fields. Notice the activity is spreading to Cyprus and Turkey. I have mapped the Geology of western Cyprus many years ago and as far as I know there are no shale units in Cyprus. Lots of chalk and Tethy’s crust. The closest might be flysch deposits in the Mesaoria. Forest Oil drilled two exploration holes at Lakadamia in the late 60′s for which I was one of their consultants. In the Cyprus realm, I would love to look at the drilling samples and cores. The transition from Cyprus to Israeli Geology has always been puzzling. No doubt exploration in the area will shed light on this. Good for Israel, the biblical land of milk and honey.