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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.
-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 news |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 |work=Reuters |language=en}}</ref>
-==History==
-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> Security and economic negotiations have been ongoing with  [[Israel Electric Corporation]] (IEC) and Egypt exploring options for converting the natural gas into [[liquefied natural gas]].<ref name=hen /> The gas field has been portrayed  as potentially beneficial  to both Israelis and Palestinians.<ref name=An />
-On 18 June 2023, the Israeli government gave preliminary approval for its development.    <ref>{{Cite web |last=Elai Rettig |first=Benny Spanier |date=July 17, 2023 |title=Why Israel Approved Development of the Gaza Marine Gas Field |url=https://besacenter.org/why-israel-approved-development-of-the-gaza-marine-gas-field/ |access-date=June 13, 2024 |website=The Begin-Sadat Center for Strategic Studies (BESA)}}</ref>
-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 />
-[[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]].
-==References==
-{{Reflist}}
-{{coord missing|Gaza Strip}}
-[[Category:Natural gas fields in the State of Palestine]]
-[[Category:Economy of the Gaza Strip]]