US independent Noble Energy is considering plans to install a third pipeline to transport gas from its Tamar field to Israeli customers, writes Iain Esau. Tamar is currently producing about 1 billion cubic feet per day of gas, with its maximum capacity standing at 1.1 Bcfd. From six wells in a water depth of 1670 metres, gas is sent to a processing platform on the continental shelf via a pair of 149-kilometre, 16-inch pipelines. From the Tamar platform, output is then sent to a terminal at Ashdod on the Israeli coast.
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