Source: China's Fosun Looks to Buy Israel Gas Fields from Delek
by Reuters
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Tuesday, December 01, 2015
JERUSALEM, Dec 1 (Reuters) – Chinese investment group Fosun International is interested in buying two small natural gas fields in the eastern Mediterranean from Israel's Delek Group, a source close to Delek said on Tuesday.
 Delek, which controls a number of gas fields offshore Israel, is being forced to sell off some assets by the government in an effort to open the sector to new competition. According to a government plan expected to be implemented in the coming weeks, the company will have 14 months to find a buyer for the undeveloped Tanin and Karish fields, which have combined gas reserves of 3 trillion cubic feet. "Fosun is interested in the two fields," the source told Reuters on condition of anonymity.
A spokesperson for Fosun and officials at Delek declined to comment.
It would not be the first big deal between the companies. In June, Fosun bought a controlling stake in insurer Phoenix Holdings from Delek for 1.8 billion shekels ($464.12 million).
Already in the race is Italian utility Edison, which has entered talks to buy Tanin and Karish, and last month Israel's energy minister discussed a possible sale with the CEO of rival Italian group ENI.
Earlier this month Delek paid its partner Noble Energy $67 million for the rights to sell Noble's 47 percent stake in the two fields. ($1 = 3.8783 shekels) (Reporting by Ari Rabinovitch; Editing by Tova Cohen and Louise Heavens) |
Source: http://www.rigzone.com/news/oil_gas/a/141875/Source_Chinas_Fosun_Looks_to_Buy_Israel_Gas_Fields_from_Delek
