Netanel Ariel
At the Israel Business Conference, Mathios Rigas praised Israel's energy policy, and said there was no point in keeping gas in the ground.
"Energy independence is important regardless of whether there’s a war or not. Israel is the only Mediterranean country that is energy independent. The mistake that the Europeans made is that they handed the energy keys to President of Russia Vladimir Putin, and when war broke out, gas prices skyrocketed. But in Israel, they remained stable," Mathios Rigas, CEO of energy company Energean (LSE: ENOG), said yesterday at the Globes Israel Business Conference. Energean owns the rights in the Karish and Tanin gas reservoirs off Israel’s coast.
"The biggest challenge we face in Europe is that if there’s a cold winter and there’s any disruption to the gas supply, gas prices in Europe will soar again, and inflation will rise," Rigas warned. "The reason is that there has been no investment in gas production. That’s the great advantage that Israel has today," he added.
