Oil Shale in Israel

News

May 9, 2012

Jordan Times

News from the Jordanian oil shale symposium: "first barrel of Jordanian oil shale expected this year"

Mar 21, 2012

Ynet

The former Minister of Energy and Infrastructure Benjamin Ben-Eliezer: Israel cannot rely on a single energy source, therefore we must promote the examinations regarding the potential of the oil shale resource (Video-Hebrew)

Mar 22, 2012

Beit Shemesh Weekly

In response to Greenpeace claims, Israel Water Authority states that no risk is expected to the aquifer due to IEI's pilot (Hebrew)

Mar 21, 2012

Businessinsider

Citibank: The US energy industry is going to grow so fast, it will spark a new industrial Revolution (The Shale Impact)

Mar 20, 2012

Channel One

Besviva Tova - Energy independence with oil shales (Vedio-Hebrew)

Mar 20, 2012

Galatz, Hamila Ha'ahrona

Avri Gilad and Jackie Levy talking about oil shale

Mar 20, 2012

reshet B, Oshim Seder

Anat Davidoff host Relik Shafir (IEI's CEO) and Hila Krupsky (Greenpeace representative)

Mar 20, 2012

Galatz, Ma Boer with Razi Barkai

Razi Barkai host Musa Gabay (IEI's VP) and Danny Bobman (resident of Area)

Mar 14, 2012

Globes

Eugene Kandel: Oil price could jump to $200 per bbl in 3 years. In the energy sector, the government targets focus on reducing the independency on foreign oil (Hebrew)

Mar 11, 2012

The Marker

The Ministry of Energy published its five main objectives for 2012, one of the objectives is to start the drilling of the oil shale pilot during the 4th quarter of 2012

Feb 16, 2012

The Jerusalem Post

As Israel's energy sector grows, so too will its resilience to anti-Israel efforts like boycott, divestment & sanction campaign

Feb 07, 2012

Oilprice

Israeli company promotes shale oil and natural gas production

Jan 31, 2012

Scientific American (Israel)

A new method of underground production of oil raises great hopes

Jan 31, 2012

Calcalist

The Ministry of Energy revises the onshore oil regulations

Jan 10, 2012

Elisha Vision
Practical solution of a new method of extracting oil from shale developed in Israel that is different from the controversial “fracking” now used

Jan 05, 2012

Shale oil could make Israel an energy player

Jan 04, 2012

Petroleum-Economist
Israel oil shale plant takes shape

Jan 03, 2012

Jerusalem Post
Oil shale: A sound way to achieve energy independence

Oct 03, 2011

Jerusalem Post
Dr. Harold Vinegar believes there is just as much oil in Israel's oil shale deposits as in Saudi Arabia and that he can get it out.

Sep 30, 2011

BBC News
Prospectors in Israel say hundreds of feet below the ground lies shale rock that can be converted into billions of barrels of oil.

Aug 08, 2011

Fast Company
Israel may be the world's next energy superpower. But is this good for the Jews?

Jun 16, 2011

Richoshet
The World Energy Council has determined that about 30 miles southwest of Jerusalem, in the Shfela Basin, there are oil shale deposits with the potential to yield 150 billion barrels of oil.

Jun 29, 2011

CBN News
Israel on Cusp of Energy Revolution: Unrest in the Middle East is threatening Israel's energy supply.
But recent natural gas discoveries and extracting oil from shale could make the country energy independent just in the nick of time.