Globes: Israel not Gazprom must control its gas

Is it a honey pot or a honey trap? This is the tough question confronting the Leviathan gas field owners (Noble Energy Inc. Delek Group Ltd. and Ratio Oil Exploration (1992) LP)  in their talks with international energy majors headed by Russia's Gazprom JSC to become partners in the drilling. This is also a crucial question for Israel's energy security in the coming decades.On the assumption that the future of the Leviathan field depends on the major capital of an international energy giant, the State of Israel has reached a fateful moment. Either it offloads the future of its natural gas or becomes involved in an ownership capacity.    MORE