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{{Short description|Natural gas field off the Gaza coast}} |
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'''Gaza Marine''' is a [[natural gas]] field off the coast of the [[Gaza Strip]]. The Gaza Marine natural gas field is located in water about {{convert|36|km}} offshore at a depth of {{convert|2,000|ft}}.<ref name = "hen">{{cite journal |last=Henderson |first=Simon |title=Natural Gas in the Palestinian Authority: The Potential of the Gaza Marine Offshore Field |journal=Journal of Health and Social Behavior |volume=53 |issue=3 |page=296 |date=March 2014 |url=http://www.washingtoninstitute.org/policy-analysis/view/natural-gas-in-the-palestinian-authority-the-potential-of-the-gaza-marine-o}}</ref> The field was discovered in 2000 by [[BG Group]] and it is estimated to contain more than 1 trillion cubic feet (28.32 km<sup>3</sup>) of natural gas. |
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On 18 June 2023, the Israeli government gave preliminary approval for its development, despite the fact that under the [[Oslo Accords]], the gas field is legally under the jurisdiction of the [[Palestinian Authority]]. This makes the "approval" by Israel, to be the administrative power of the Strip's offshore resources like the Gaza Marine, an example of the illegal Israeli occupation defined and described in numerous reports from the [[United Nations|U.N]]. and other international organizations.<ref>{{Cite web |date=October 20, 2022 |title=Commission of Inquiry finds that the Israeli occupation is unlawful under international law |url=https://www.ohchr.org/en/press-releases/2022/10/commission-inquiry-finds-israeli-occupation-unlawful-under-international-law |access-date=June 13, 2024 |website=United Nations: Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=October 27, 2022 |title=Dismantling Israel’s Illegal Occupation is a Sine Qua Non for Palestinian Right to Self-determination: Special Rapporteur on the Situation of Human Rights in Occupied Palestinian Territories |url=https://www.un.org/unispal/document/dismantling-israels-illegal-occupation-is-a-sine-qua-non-for-palestinian-right-to-self-determination-special-rapporteur-on-the-situation-of-human-rights-in-opt-press-release/ |access-date=June 13, 2024 |website=United Nations}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=June 7, 2017 |title=Israel’s Occupation: 50 Years of Dispossession |url=https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/campaigns/2017/06/israel-occupation-50-years-of-dispossession/ |access-date=June 13, 2024 |website=Amnesty International}}</ref> |
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==History== |
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In 1999, [[BG Group]] was granted an exploration license by the [[Palestinian National Authority]]. The field was discovered in 2000. It is estimated that the Gaza Marine field contains upwards of 1 trillion cubic feet of natural gas, more than is needed to power the Palestinian territories, with potential to export.<ref name="Reuters" /><ref name = "An">{{cite journal |last=Antreasyan |first=Anaïs |title=Gas Finds in the Eastern Mediterranean: Gaza, Israel, and Other Conflicts |journal=[[Journal of Palestine Studies]]|volume= 42 |issue=3 Spring 2013 |pages= 29–47 |url=http://www.palestine-studies.org/jps/fulltext/162608 |doi=10.1525/jps.2013.42.3.29 |year=2013}}</ref> |
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For many years after discovery, security and economic negotiations delayed its development. Two of the main parties involved in the negotiations are the [[Israel Electric Corporation]] (IEC) and Egypt, which seek to convert the natural gas into [[liquefied natural gas]] to export.<ref name=hen /> The gas field remains unexploited for political and historical reasons; however, when it was first discovered, media coverage projected it to be a subject that could offer benefits to both Israelis and Palestinians, potentially leading to cooperation and negotiation between both parties.<ref name=An /> |
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On 18 June 2023, the Israeli government gave preliminary approval for its development, while requiring security coordination with the Palestinian Authority and Egypt.<ref name="Reuters" >{{Cite web |title=Israel gives nod to Gaza Marine gas development, wants security assurances |url=https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/israel-gives-nod-gaza-marine-gas-development-wants-security-assurances-2023-06-18/ |date=2023-06-18 |website=Reuters |language=en}}</ref> |
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==Ownership and access disputes== |
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Israel and the Palestinian territories are situated in close proximity to several other countries: Lebanon and Syria are to the north, while Cyprus, an island that rests nearby in the Mediterranean Sea, is to the west, just below Turkey (see [[2018 Cyprus gas dispute]]). To the south is Egypt, a major energy supplier to Israel. The gas fields that lie under the Mediterranean do not conform to national borders. Lebanon and Egypt objected to Israel's claims to certain gas fields, and Israel has tightened ties with Cyprus over gas field negotiations. Regionally, the discovery of gas fields has led to increased tension between these closely placed countries.<ref name=An /> |
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[[Maritime law]] and Israeli occupation of the Palestinian territories also complicates the question of who owns the Gaza Marine gas field. It is legally under the jurisdiction of the Palestinian Authority as a result of the [[Oslo Accords]], but this has been contested by Israel. |
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==References== |
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{{Reflist}} |
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{{coord missing|Gaza Strip}} |
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[[Category:Natural gas fields in the State of Palestine]] |
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[[Category:Economy of the Gaza Strip]] |
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