Jerusalem-An agreement by Australia's Woodside Petroleum to join the consortium developing Israel's huge Leviathan gas field could be on the verge of falling apart due to unresolved tax issues with government, according to an Israeli newspaper report. Woodside agreed in February to a $2.7 bil- lion deal with the Leviathan partners-Noble Energy Inc, Delek Drilling, Avner Oil and Gas and Ratio Oil Exploration-to purchase a 25% stake in the giant offshore gas field.
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机译：耶路撒冷-据以色列报纸报道，由于与政府的未解决税收问题，澳大利亚伍德赛德石油公司（Woodside Petroleum）与该财团合作开发以色列庞大的利维坦天然气田的协议可能濒临崩溃。伍德赛德今年2月与Leviathan的合作伙伴Noble Energy Inc，Delek Drilling，Avner油气和Ratio Oil Exploration达成了27亿美元的交易，以购买该巨型海上气田25％的股份。
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