Israeli Prime Minister Yair Lapid on Tuesday flew over the Karish gas field, where he was given a professional overview of the platform.
Lapid boasted of the potential of Israel’s gas reserves to ease the current global energy crisis and noted that Lebanon too could benefit upon the successful completion of negotiations between the two countries over their maritime dispute.
“The new rig is the future of energy in the State of Israel and an economic opportunity that includes the export of gas to Egypt and Europe, which every Israeli will earn from in the not too distant future,” the PM said.
Israel maintains sovereignty over the Karish gas field and has been seeking to develop it as it tries to position itself as a natural gas supplier to Europe
In June, Israel, Egypt, and the European Union signed a memorandum of understanding in Cairo that will see Israel export its natural gas to the bloc for the first time.