Haaretz: Natural gas to begin flowing from Tamar field, off Israel's Mediterranean coast

Natural gas will begin flowing from thedeep-water Tamar field on Monday, marking a major milestone for the Israeli energy sector and for the economy as a whole.

The U.S. company Noble Energy, which is the lead partner in Tamar, told customers that they can expect to get their first gas deliveries next week.

Noble's customers include the state-owned Israel Electric Corporation, private-sector power companies and industrial plants.

Israel has been suffering from a gas shortage for two years, after a spate of terror attacks on a pipeline delivering Egyptian gas cut off supplies and the Egyptian state-owned gas company reneged on its contract, citing irregularities.  MORE