video The Big reason for the war in syria the Russian ships deployment in the mediterranean.16 TRILLION cubic meters of Natural Gas Sep 03 on September 3, 2013 Posted In: Middle East, Money, RUSSIA 16 TRILLION cubic meters of Natural Gas discovered in Med

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Video The Big reason for the war in syria the Russian ships deployment in the mediterranean.16 TRILLION cubic meters of Natural Gas
Sep03
on September 3, 2013
Posted In: Middle East, Money, RUSSIA


16 TRILLION cubic meters of Natural Gas discovered in Mediterranean.
 
Syria: Russia sends 5 Baltic Fleet warships to Med

Possibly to evacuate Russians living in Syria, anonymous source(or protect their new gas assets)18 DECEMBER 2012

ANSAmed) – MOSCOW, DECEMBER 18 – Russia sent five Baltic Fleet warships to a Mediterranean location near the Syrian border to replace those of its Black Sea Fleet, which had been stationed in the region since November, a Russian Defense Ministry spokesperson made known Tuesday. The ships left Monday from Baltiysk port for ”a long-term mission” and a ”series of exercises,” according to the ministry.

 It did not say whether they will dock in the Syrian port city of Tartus, north of Damascus, where Russia has its sole Mediterranean naval base. Functioning since the Soviet era, the base provides technical assistance and supplies to both civilian and military ships. The fleet is being deployed ”to participate in a possible evacuation of Russian citizens from Syria should the situation become critical,” an anonymous source in Baltiysk told Interfax news agency. 

Preparations for this mission were undertaken ”in a hurry,” the source said.

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov last week announced plans to evacuate Russian nationals from Syria if necessary.

Officially there are currently 5,000 Russian living in Syria, but that number reaches 25-30,000 when taking into account numerous Russian-Syrian marriages and their children.

Two Russian citizens were kidnapped along with Italian engineer, Mario Belluomo, yesterday along the coast near the port city of Latakia, in Syria. (ANSAmed).

As news of the Leviathan oilfield spreads to the public the cat is out of the bag,Israel Targets Energy Superpower Status
Sep04
on September 4, 2013
Posted In: Israel


First it was two major offshore natural gas field discoveries. Now it’s an ambitious plan to exploit Israel’s massive shale oil deposits in the Shfela Basin. The gas finds alone will make the country self-sufficient in natural gas for decades and debut Israel as a key regional energy exporter. The latter, if successful, would quite simply catapult Israel into the energy superpower league.

Not surprisingly domestic excitement over Israel’s prospective new energy status is palpable, with the state’s energy insiders barely able to contain themselves, and with good reason.

Levantine riches

Speaking at the CERAWeek conference in Houston in early March 2011, CEO Charles Davidson, chairman of Noble Energy which, with Israeli partners Delek Group and Ratio Oil, made the Tamar natural gas discovery, announced that the $3 billion investment in the Tamar field will supply the Israeli domestic market for decades. Currently appraised at 8.4 trillion cubic feet (Tcf) Tamar is expected to deliver its first sales in 2013.

But what really drew the attention of potential suitors for Israeli natural gas was the announcement of the discovery of the Leviathan natural gas field as 2011 dawned. Lying to the north-west of Tamar, Leviathan holds around a further 16 Tcf, almost all of which could be slated purely for export. According to businessman Yitzhak Tshuva, part owner of Leviathan, its gas too will be ready for production by 2013, well ahead of schedule. But even at a combined total of 25 Tcf, Tamar and Leviathan only represent around a fifth of the 122 Tcf the US Geological Survey estimates lies in the Levantine Basin, much of which falls within Israeli jurisdiction.


Just how Israel’s vast reserves are to be monetized is yet to be seen. Already a national debate is raging in Israel over the royalties from the revenue and taxes that petroleum firms should pay the state. In the few years since the state’s changeover from oil to gas powered electricity generating plants Israel is already believed to have saved around $5 billion in revenue. With the state’s unique geological position however, Israel’s options for selling the gas include Europe, China or even India. In terms of development, a partnership with Cyprus tying in its gas fields and co-operating on building subsea gas pipes makes sense. And Greece has proposed becoming a distribution hub for eastern Mediterranean gas throughout Europe.

As if the sudden emergence of Israel on the natural gas stage was not enough, however, a new plan to develop Israel’s significant shale oil and gas deposits south-west of Jerusalem could put Israel alongside the energy-rich super-elite.
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Ezekiel 38:4
1599 Geneva Bible (GNV)
And I will destroy thee, and put hooks in thy jaws, and I will bring thee forth and all thine host, both horses and horsemen, all clothed with all sorts of armor, even a great multitude with bucklers and shields, all handling swords.

If Russia loses the ability to 'hold-up' Europe for oil & natural gas their economy goes back to collapse era Soviet Union.

http://www.forbes.com/sites/greatspeculations/2012/11/19/pipeline-would-loosen-russian-stranglehold-on-european-natural-gas-supply/

http://themoscownews.com/infographics/20110822/188946130.html

Its a bit dated but you can see their 'thirst' for an increased oil price growing.