Israel's Prime Minister Yair Lapid visited the Karish natural-gas field on Sunday, just days after Israel and Lebanon signed the maritime border agreement.
“After the start of gas production from the Karish rig: I conducted a security tour of the rig,” he wrote. “In this place is the energetic and economic future of the State of Israel.” “The production of gas from the Karish rig will lower energy prices in Israel, make the State of Israel a regional energy supplier and help Europe deal with the energy crisis,” he added. “From here comes the gas that will ensure a lowering of the cost of living. This is a great achievement for the State of Israel.”
“I maintained that the agreement and the continued production of gas from ‘Karish’ will ensure economic and energy stability for Israel for many years to come and will contribute greatly to lowering the cost of living,” Lapid wrote. “Following the production of gas from the Karish rig, a decrease in energy prices in Israel is expected and at the same time Israel will increase natural gas exports from it, helping Europe deal with the energy crisis on the continent.”
