据能源网2022年6月1日耶路撒冷报道，以色列能源部官员5月30日宣布，以色列将在其经济水域举行新一轮天然气勘探许可证拍卖招标，理由是欧洲对天然气的需求是该地区寻求减少对大国的依赖。

以色列能源部举行新天然气勘探许可证拍卖招标的决定与以色列环保部日前宣布的今年推迟发放新的油气勘探许可证、集中精力发展可再生能源的意图背道而驰。能源部官员们在解释这一政策变化时表示，世界上的地缘政治事件以及随之而来的全球能源危机已经完全改变了市场的状态。 

以色列能源部长卡林·埃尔哈拉在新闻发布会上说：“以色列正在动员起来帮助欧洲实现能源来源多样化。”“全球能源危机是以色列出口天然气的一个机会，同时也是以色列对欧洲正在发生的事情的真诚和真正的担忧。”

这一新天然气勘探许可证拍卖竞标过程预计将于今年第三季度启动。与此同时，欧盟（EU）正致力于达成一项新的协议，通过埃及进口以色列的天然气。产自以色列的天然气将在埃及的加工厂转化为液化天然气（LNG），然后使用LNG运输船运往欧盟。

以色列生产的天然气目前供应给当地市场以及邻国埃及和约旦。

李峻 编译自 能源网

原文如下：

Israel Plans New Gas Exploration Tender in Policy U-Turn 

Israel will hold a new competition for natural gas exploration licenses in its economic waters, Energy Ministry officials said Monday, citing European demand for the fuel as the region seeks to reduce its reliance on the world's largest oil producer.

The decision to hold a new tender is a reversal of the ministry’s declared intent to hold off on granting new licenses this year in favor of concentrating efforts on renewable energy. The geopolitical events in the world, and the ensuing global energy crisis, have completely changed the state of the market, officials said, explaining the policy change. 

“The State of Israel is mobilizing to assist Europe in diversifying its energy sources,” Energy Minister Karine Elharrar said at a press conference. “The global energy crisis is an opportunity for the State of Israel to export natural gas, along with the sincere and genuine concern for what is happening in Europe.”

The new competitive process, which is expected to begin in the third quarter, comes as the European Union is working on a deal to import Israeli gas through Egypt. The fuel would be turned into liquefied natural gas at Egypt’s processing plants before being shipped to the EU. Israel’s gas currently serves the local market as well as neighboring Egypt and Jordan.