Natural Gas

A 30% cut in Qatar's annual budget may be just the beginning of the emirate's struggle with the fallout of the war. The country may reduce its global investments, including a half-trillion-dollar commitment to the USA, as well as cancel trade contracts due to "force majeure."

Discount Capital, the investment arm of Discount Bank, is acquiring a 16.5% stake in Alumenergy for 80 million shekels. The deal values the energy company at 406 million shekels.

Iran's Oil Minister announced the discovery of a large gas reservoir in Fars province, estimated to contain over 212.4 billion cubic meters of natural gas. Authorities described the find as a strategic asset for the country.

From deep-sea gas exploration to the reliability of our power grid: we assessed the performance of Energy Minister Eli Cohen. Electricity supply has become more reliable and gas companies have resumed exploration, though renewable energy targets remain unmet. 'Performance Traffic Light' — a special report.

The partnership controlled by Delek Group reported strong second-quarter 2026 results. The completion of the third pipeline and the INGL underwater section is expected to increase production and export capacity starting next quarter.

Gas reserves in Europe are less full than usual, imports from the Middle East are limited, and prices remain high. However, Norbert Rücker of Julius Bär argues that the fear of a crisis stems mainly from the trauma of 2022 and the chance of a significant shortage is lower.

The inter-ministerial committee led by Yossi Dayan has decided against changing Chevron's status in Israel's gas market. The move aims to maintain regulatory certainty and avoid forcing the energy giant to divest from its key assets.

After the collapse of oil prices brought down the sector in June, July provided an almost perfect mirror image. This time, it was the renewal of tensions around the Strait of Hormuz that pushed oil prices back up, and with them the stocks. The company that fell the hardest last month led the surge.

Energy giant Shell is selling its 35% stake in the Aphrodite gas field in Cyprus to the Hungarian energy company MOL Group. The deal is valued at up to $720 million.

The energy company Shell is leaving the Aphrodite gas reservoir and selling its holdings to the MOL Group in a deal that reflects a valuation of over two billion dollars for the reservoir. All gas produced is intended for export to Egypt.

An explosion occurred at a liquefied natural gas facility in the Egyptian port of Damietta. Security sources suggest that natural gas storage tanks may have been hit by drones.

This month, Delek Group distributed to its shareholders, as a dividend in kind, the shares of its subsidiary (100%) Delek Yezum. The only asset of Delek Yezum is the right to receive overriding royalties from the revenues of NewMed Energy from the Leviathan reservoir.