Cover Image

Natural gas and Israel's energy future : near-term decisions from a strategic perspective /

This document assesses the opportunities and risks that the government of Israel faces in shifting to an energy mix increasingly dominated by domestic and imported natural gas. The analysis seeks to help the Israeli government choose robust strategies for exploiting the use of natural gas by minimiz...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors: Rand Environment, Energy, and Economic Development (Program), JSTOR (Organization)
Other Authors: Popper, Steven W., 1953-
Format: eBook
Language:English
Hebrew
Language Notes:English and Hebrew.
Published: Santa Monica, CA : RAND, 2009.
Subjects:
Gas industry > Israel.
Natural gas reserves > Israel > Forecasting.
Energy policy > Israel.
Strategic materials > Israel.
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING > Petroleum.
SCIENCE > Energy.
Energy policy.
Gas industry.
Natural gas reserves > Forecasting.
Strategic materials.
Israel.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • The supply of natural gas and other options for generating electricity
  • How large a role should natural gas play in Israel's energy mix?
  • What natural-gas supply-infrastructure strategy is robust?
  • Implications from the analyses.