AMMAN, Jan 4 (NNN-PETRA) – An experimental supply of natural gas from the Leviathan gas field was pumped to Jordan from Israel, by the Noble Energy Company.
The experimental pumping will continue for three months and will test the infrastructure, prior to the flow of the actual commercial supply, according to Jordan’s National Electric Power Company (NEPCO).
Energy Minister, Yuval Steinetz, discussed the start of the gas flow to Jordan with Ynet news, saying, “With this, Israel becomes, for the first time in its history, an energy exporter.”
The minister added that, gas flow to Egypt would begin within a week to ten days. The planned natural gas exports to Egypt were approved by Steinitz in Dec. The Leviathan natural-gas platform successfully finished the final stage of testing on Tuesday.– NNN-PETRA
