On Thursday, September 29, 2022 at 7:24:18 PM UTC-7, JTEM is Magic wrote:
> JTEM is Magic wrote:
>
> > Steven Douglas wrote:
> >
> > > [excerpt] The EU has said Israel could be a new source of gas as it
> > > looks to reduce its reliance on Russian energy.
>
> > Israel is the size of a Kleenex.
So what? Does that mean they don't want to be a (I didn't say "the", but
I did say "a") new source of gas to Europe?
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> > They were at one time a major exporter
> > of fossil fuels, back when the Suez Canal was closed, as it was piped
> > across Israel from Arab sources.
> >
> > Same with the natural gas, apparently:
Well, not exactly. But I'm glad that you're becoming informed on this
topic for the first time.
Yes, so?
So that leads you to believe that Russia doesn't care about Israel's
natural gas going to Europe?
Headline: "What does Russia want with Lebanon’s gas fields?"
"Despite the modest signs for actual gas finds, Russia’s
involvement in the Lebanese energy market spans much wider
interests than natural gas – some of which directly concern Israel."
[excerpt] RUSSIAN INTEREST in the gas reserves of Israel and its
neighbors is driven by both economic and military interests.
Economically, Russia seeks to undercut any threat, large or small,
to its markets in Europe, which make up most of its energy-related
income.
This is coupled with the “energy superpower” doctrine, developed
by Russia in the last decade when it became clear that Russia would
not be able to diversify its economy away from an over-reliance on
natural resource exports. In this context, the rise of any new exporter
in the global energy market, however small, undercuts Russia’s exclusivity.
Additionally, Russia’s perception of the Israeli gas market may be
informed by a genuine perception – held by some prominent Russian
senior officials – of the power of “global Judaism” and by their view of
Israel’s gas project as part of a “global Jewish agenda,” especially
following the involvement of a US energy company, Nobel Energy, in
Israel’s gas exploration projects.
Russia’s interests in the gas fields are also tied to its navy’s expansion
in the Eastern Mediterranean. One of Russia’s geostrategic challenges
is the fact that its fleet lacks free access to the Mediterranean Sea. Its
current access relies on passage through the Bosphorus straights
controlled by Turkey, a NATO member, who could potentially disrupt
the passage of Russian ships in wartime. [end excerpt]
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> It has to be coming off the coast, in the sea.
Wow, look at you learning about this for the first time! Way to go!
Here's some more for you:
Headline: "Israel is hoping its gas will finally make it part of the Middle East"
[excerpt] With the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Israel’s burgeoning
natural gas sector has set its sights on energy-desperate Europe,
but it’s also using its newly acquired energy wealth to achieve its
long-sought goal of integrating itself into the region with its
once-hostile Arab neighbors. [end excerpt]
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2022/06/20/israel-egypt-turkey-gas-europe/
So, you see, even though their contribution to Europe's need for
natural gas (since Russia's gas isn't available anymore), this is
very important to Israel. And it's important to Egypt, too. Can
you understand why that might be so?
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> The U.S. was already exporting over 3 TRILLION cubic feet of NG
> per year, during Trump's first year in office. We were up beyond
> 5 trillion cubic feet by the time he left, and Biden is slaving to
> strip the U.S. of it's natural resources in order for the American
> people (and economy) to subsidize Europe.
Yes, I'm not at all happy with Biden. Just so you know.