oa The Lower Pliocene Gas Sands of Offshore Israel and Gaza - A New Play in the Eastern Mediterranean Basin

At the time of writing (August, 2000) seven consecutive wells have been drilled offshore Israel in a 15 month period, all of which have discovered gas in basal Pliocene sandstones. This remarkable run of success parallels that of the adjacent Nile Delta, offshore Egypt and has led to the Eastern Mediterranean becoming one of the most prolific new gas exploration plays in the world.