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Titolo: British Gas departure could cost economy billions of dollars

British Gas departure could cost economy billions of dollars 
 
By Sharon Kedmi 
 
The final departure of British Gas from the Israeli energy market caused a
major storm yesterday. According to estimates, the price the economy will
pay directly and indirectly will total billions of dollars. 
This is calculated based on the cost of more expensive higher-pollutant
fuels, such as crude oil, diesel and coal, and more expensive solutions
for the Israeli gas market, such as a pipeline from Turkey, that will now
be needed. 
 
 
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Even more grave, Israel is now left with just one central gas supplier,
EMG, which depends on the Egyptian pipeline. 
BG vice president Nigel Shaw Tuesday informed the Prime Minister's Office
that the British company had decided not to return to the Israeli market
but rather to sell the gas found off the Gaza coast to Egypt and from
there to international markets. Accelerated efforts were made yesterday by
the National Infrastructure Ministry to change BG's mind, but BG responded
to the ministry director general that it was sticking by its decision. 
In an exclusive interview with TheMarker, Shaw said that the prices the
state presented to the company did not come close to making it worthwhile
to implement the project. 
"In Israel, they didn't succeed in understanding the world gas market and
until they do, no international company is going to come to Israel, and
for sure we won't return to work in Israel," he said. 
"The threats and hints about making it more difficult for the company to
complete its project [with Egypt] are inconceivable," Shaw said, noting
that this issue was being passed on for politicians to handle. "We are
committed to Egypt, and they are our full partners on the project," he
said. 
When British Gas recently decided to market its gas to Egypt and not to
Israel, attempts were made to bring the company back. However the failure
of these talks, and this week's final announcement of BG's departure,
brought an exchange of harsh accusations yesterday in the gas industry in
general and in government ministries in particular about who was
responsible for the debacle. There were also calls for those who conducted
the negotiations - budgets director Kobi Haber, accountant general Yaron
Zelekha and Infrastructure Ministry director general Eli Ronen - to resign
immediately. Another accusing finger was pointed at former Prime
Minister's Office director general Ilan Cohen, who headed the talks with BG
 
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ehi taramalric, ma cosa è questa storia? i british non lo regalavano il
gas per fare dispetto a quei cattivoni dei russi? 
 
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Mai fatto, ma non sono ne' usurai russi ne' babbi natale, tutt' al piu' 
manderanno una portaerei e un par di sottomarini a proteggere le loro 
piattaforme in Egitto, se gli israeliani strippano e diventano amok.
Am.

 Mai fatto, ma non sono ne' usurai russi 
ah i russi sono usurai eh? e poi dici che non sei russofobo eh tarato del
BNP?
 
a proposito, leggo su 
mosnews.com
(
http://www.mosnews.com/commentary/2006/05/17/gazpromisrpipeline.shtml
 ): 
However, a more serious problem than the number of suppliers is the fear
of a gas shortage. Another body that Israel is now attempting to formulate
a deal with is British Gas, which received the rights to the natural gas
located offshore Gaza. The British are not prepared to sell the gas to
Israel, and the State is applying every form of pressure it can think of.
Thus, for example, Israel conveyed veiled threats, whereby the sea
offshore Gaza is still under Israeli control, meaning that it’s by no
means certain that Israel will permit the British to operate its drilling
rig freely. Israel also knows that if the matter reaches the point of
litigation in an international court, these threats will be revealed as
empty.
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 empty.
Eh, Mosnews, quella *mina* di informazioni. Prima o poi devo tornare a 
farci un salto... <g>
Am.

amalric ha scritto:
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sarebbe stato un miracolo se una volta tanto tu avessi commentato in
maniera da non tarato un articolo postato sul ng. Occasione persa, amalric.
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