Israel makes first-ever crude oil exports as Karish gas giant ramps up

Israeli has begun its first-ever crude oil exports, with the loading of a cargo of oil from the mainly gas producing Karish field, the operator, London-listed Energean, said Feb. 14. The shipment, with trading company Vitol as offloader, is another symbol of Israel’s progress to greater energy independence based on offshore resources in the Mediterranean. Israeli refineries rely on imports…