Chevron Resumes Natural Gas Supply from Tamar Field
Chevron has announced the resumption of natural gas supply from the offshore Tamar field, a month after being instructed by the Israeli government to halt operations due to regional unrest.
“We have resumed supplying customers in Israel and in the region from the Tamar production platform,” Chevron said in a statement, adding that it was instructed by the Israeli government on Nov. 9 to resume operations.
The Tamar field, located about 25 km (15.5 miles) from Ashdod along Israel’s southern Mediterranean coast, is expected to reach full capacity within a few days. Around 20% of the gas from the Tamar field is exported to Egypt and Jordan.
Despite the ongoing war on Gaza, operations at Israel’s largest offshore gas field, Leviathan, have continued operating. Chevron holds a 25% stake in the Tamar field, contributing around 1% of its global output.
Without gas from Tamar, Israel depended more on supplies from the Chevron-operated Leviathan field, which exports large volumes to Egypt and Energean’s Karish field.
