Discovered in December 2010, development of Noble Energy’s 22tcf Leviathan gas field offshore Israel, is 40% complete and on target for late-2019 start-up, the company says.

The sanctioning of the deal in February last year was a “major milestone” for the company after Israel’s upstream remained in stasis for over two years from late 2014 awaiting the result of an antitrust case (MEES, 2 January 2015). (CONTINUED - 1357 WORDS)