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Israel Debates Natural Gas Reserves for Domestic Needs Amidst Inter-Ministerial Disputes
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First reported by Ynet · 2 hours ago
What happened
An Israeli inter-ministerial commission has completed a report on natural gas policy, highlighting disagreements between the Energy and Finance Ministries over domestic reserve volumes and export levels. The report recommends establishing an excess supply mechanism for the domestic market.
- 01Israel's Energy and Finance Ministries disagree on natural gas export policies.
- 02The Finance Ministry accuses the Energy Ministry of underestimating domestic demand.
- 03Disputes center on the volume of natural gas to reserve for domestic needs.
- 04The Energy Ministry recommends 440 billion cubic meters of reserves.
- 05The Finance Ministry suggests a higher reserve of 515 billion cubic meters initially.
- 06A mechanism for excess domestic supply is also recommended but debated.
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