Elai Rettig
ARTICLES BY: Elai Rettig
Can Israel Connect to Syria’s New Oil Routes?
Limited energy cooperation between Israel and its northern neighbors is already a reality. Israeli natural gas has reached Syria through indirect trade and swap deals with Jordan...
Can Israel, Syria, and Lebanon Cooperate on Electricity?
While Israel already exports natural gas indirectly to Syria through regional arrangements involving Jordan, electricity trade between the two countries poses a much more difficult test. While...
The Other Iranian Energy Crisis: How Israeli Gas Disruptions Will Cost the Jewish State’s Economy
The global oil shock created by Iran’s closure of the Strait of Hormuz obscured a second energy crisis that unfolded much closer to Israel’s borders....
Why Did the US Just Lift Sanctions on Iranian Oil?
According to estimates, on the eve of the current war, some 140 million barrels of Iranian oil were floating at sea. This oil had already...
If Israel Hesitates, It Could Lose Some Benefits of Working with a New, Post-Assad Syria on Energy
The collapse of the Assad regime in December 2024 revived several Turkish-led energy infrastructure projects that had been abandoned due to the Syrian civil war....
What the War in Ukraine Means for Israel’s Energy Market
In the wake of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, Europe’s energy markets have experienced high electricity prices and multiple gas supply disruptions that...
