据路透社2023年6月22日报道，一份行业报告称，尽管天然气产量飙升，但由于钻井和勘探活动的增加，以色列的天然气储量在过去十年中增加了40%。

咨询公司德豪会计师事务所（BDO）为以色列天然气贸易协会编写的报告称，自2013年以色列首个重要生产气田塔马尔大气田启动以来，以色列海上天然气产量增加了5倍。

报告称，以色列的天然气储量从2012年的7800亿立方米增加到2022年底的10870亿立方米，而同期的天然气开采量为1190亿立方米。

以色列天然气储量的大幅增加是由于几个新油气发现，包括希腊油气勘探和生产公司Energean的奥林巴斯气田(已更名为Katlan)，以及在雪佛龙公司运营的利维坦大气田中心附近的进一步勘探活动。

在过去十年中，东地中海地区的天然气产量迅速增长，原因是在以色列和埃及海域先后获得了重要的天然气资源发现。

以色列的天然气通过管道供应到本地区，而埃及天然气也通过天然气液化终端出口到国际市场。

李峻 译自 路透社

原文如下：

Israel's gas reserves grew by 40% over past decade

Israel's natural gas reserves have grown by 40% over the past decade due to increased drilling and exploration activities, an industry report said, even as production soared.

The growth came amid five-fold growth in offshore gas production since the start-up of Israel's first major producing Tamar field in 2013, the report prepared by consultancy BDO for the Israeli Natural Gas Trade Association said.

Israel's gas reserves grew from 780 billion cubic meters (bcm) in 2012 to 1,087 bcm at the end of 2022, while 119 bcm was extracted over the same period, the report said.

The growth in reserves was due to several new discoveries, including Energean's Olympus field, which has been renamed Katlan, as well as further exploration activity around hubs including the Chevron operated Leviathan field.

The eastern Mediterranean region has seen rapid expansion of natural gas production over the past decade, following the discovery of major resources in waters off Israel and Egypt.

The gas is supplied to the region via pipelines and in Egypt is also exported to international markets through gas liquefaction terminals.