Egyptians woke on 13 June to the prospect that they could be faced with painful blackouts over the coming weeks as Israel and Iran exchanged blows (MEES, 13 June). Israel typically supplies Egypt with around 1bn cfd of gas, but this is due to drop as the Chevron-operated 1.1bn cfd Leviathan and Greek firm Energean’s 500mn cfd Karish, both located offshore northern Israel, have been taken offline.
Energean says that it received notice from Israel’s Energy Ministry on 13 June “ordering the temporary suspension of production and activities of the Energean Power FPSO, following the recent geopolitical escalation in the region.” (CONTINUED - 1070 WORDS)
