Leviathan Gas Field (Israel)

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Leviathan Gas Field (לוויתן) is an operating gas field in Israel.

Along with Leviathan 1B Oil and Gas Phase (Israel), Leviathan Gas Field is a part of the Leviathan Gas Project (Israel).

Leviathan Gas Field is also sometimes referred to as Leviathan South, Leviathan North.

Project Details

Main Data

Table 1: Field-level project details for Leviathan Gas Field

1Final Investment Decision
Unit name Status Operator Owner Discovery year FID1 year Production start year Production type
Leviathan operating[1] Chevron[2][3][4][5][6] Chevron Corp [39%]; NewMed Energy [45%]; Ratio Oil Exploration [15%][7][4][8][7][4][8][7][4][8] 2010[9] 2017[10] 2019[11] conventional

Production and Reserves

Table 2: Reserves of Leviathan Gas Field

million m³ = million cubic meters
million bbl = million barrels of oil
Fuel description Reserves classification Quantity Units Data year Source
condensate 2P reserves 29.5 million bbl 2021 [10]
gas 2P reserves 376000.0 million m³ 2020 [5]
gas 2P reserves 379334.53 million m³ 2021 [10]
gas 2P reserves 619000.0 million m³ 2022 [12]
gas estimated 605000.0 million m³ 2024 [13]

Table 3: Production from Leviathan Gas Field

million m³/y = million cubic meters per year
Category Fuel description Quantity Units Data year Source
production gas 12400.0 million m³/y 2019 [14]
production gas 6400.0 million m³/y 2020 [15]
production gas 9500.0 million m³/y 2021 [15]
production gas 11400.0 million m³/y 2022 [16][17]
production gas 9700.0 million m³/y 2023 [15]
production design capacity gas 21000.0 million m³/y 2029 [18]
production design capacity gas 23000.0 million m³/y 2032 [18]
production design capacity gas 12403.2 million m³/y [11]

Location

Table 4: Field-level location details for Leviathan Gas Field

Concession/Block Basin Location Onshore/Offshore Coordinates (WGS 84)
Rachel; Amit[19] Levant offshore, Israel[20] offshore[21] 33.0014, 33.649 (exact)[20]

The map below shows the exact location of the field(s) within the Leviathan Gas Project (Israel):

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Articles and Resources

Additional Data

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