BAKU, Azerbaijan, April 3. Production has resumed at Israel’s largest gas field, Leviathan, located in the eastern Mediterranean, Trend reports via the Israeli Ministry of Energy.
The decision to restore operations on the Leviathan platform was made after assessing the situation and considering all relevant factors.
“The supply of natural gas to the domestic market continues, and production will increase once another platform is integrated into the system,” the ministry said in a statement.
Operations at the gas field had been suspended on February 28 due to military operations against Iran and the expected missile strikes from the country.
On February 28, the United States and Israel launched military operations against Iran, striking major cities, including Tehran. The White House cited missile and nuclear threats originating from the Islamic Republic as justification for the attacks. The strikes reportedly killed Iran’s Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, along with several other senior officials. In response, Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps announced a large-scale retaliatory operation against Israel and has targeted U.S. facilities across Bahrain, Jordan, Iraq, Qatar, Kuwait, the UAE, Oman, Saudi Arabia, and Syria using ballistic missiles, cruise missiles, and drones.
The conflict has placed the region’s energy infrastructure and maritime shipping under serious threat. Due to security tensions in the Strait of Hormuz, global oil prices have risen significantly. Iran fully controls the Strait of Hormuz and allows passage only to vessels it deems necessary.
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