Nobel Energy Confident of Meeting Tamar Gas Production Deadline

Noble Energy Inc. has said that it will make every effort to meet, and possibly beat, the April 2013 target date for natural gas production at the Tamar field.

A report in Globes has said that Israel sees a vital need in the rapid planning and construction of an additional natural gas terminal in the country.

Nobel will likely supply additional natural gas for the Israeli market by developing the Noa field and the smaller fields around the Yam Tethys field.

The newspaper also reported that company representatives and government officials discussed the Tzemah Committee recommendations on the structure of Israel's natural gas market and gas exports. The committee's interim reports included problematic recommendations for Noble Energy and its Israeli partners in the Tamar and Leviathan fields.