Energy

Are US, Israel racing to deploy space-based lasers or orbital weapons first? - analysis

Some have already speculated that Israel could destroy enemy space satellites using the Arrow 3 missile system, given that it already strikes ballistic missiles in space.

US-China space race is heating up
Bini Zomer, GM for Corporate Affairs & Joint Ventures at Chevron Mediterranean Limited

Chevron’s GM for Corporate Affairs and Joint Ventures at Jpost Diplomatic Conference

International Monetary Fund logo is seen outside the headquarters building during the IMF/World Bank spring meeting in Washington, US, April 20, 2018.

Middle East conflicts, energy supplies, to dominate IMF-World Bank meetings in Thailand

Leviathan reservoir.

$6.7 Billion: Leviathan reservoir energy deal approved


Finance Ministry aims to cut record high gas prices by 50 agorot, needs attorney-general's approval

Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich intends to introduce the additional reduction, which, if approved and completed, is expected to bring the price of a liter of gasoline down to about NIS 7.77.

A worker fills benzene, at a gas station in Jerusalem before petrol prices rise at midnight on 31 January 2011.

Bank Hapoalim to finance Stark Power with $85 million

The deal helps the energy firm created by former Enlight and Nofar executives expand in the US to acquire and build new energy and storage projects.

Bank Hapoalim branch.

Qatar's UCC in talks for possible entrance into oil, gas areas in Venezuela, executive says

UCC, British BP, and XRG, a unit of United Arab Emirates' state company ADNOC, last month were granted a long-term license to develop the Loran gas project, one of the largestin Venezuela's waters.

The Venezuela International Oil & Gas Summit 2026, the first major international energy summit since Nicolas Maduro's removal from power in January, in Caracas, Venezuela, September 29, 2026.

Gas prices in Israel to reach all-time high at NIS 8.27 per liter amid worldwide price hikes

Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich said later Tuesday that he instructed officials to "prepare for an additional subsidy on gasoline to stem the price spike," according to N12 News.

Illustration of a gas station in Jerusalem. August 30, 2026.

The Iraq-Syria border is becoming the Middle East's most important new energy corridor - analysis

Syria continues to grow as an energy hub for Iraq amid a peaceful border situation.

A general view shows the Awad oil field in the eastern Qamishli countryside in northeastern Syria, on February 9, 2026; Illustrative.

Israel Electric Corporation develops local 3D‑printing capabilities for critical parts

IEC began developing 3D‑printing capabilities several years ago and now expects to expand into metal component manufacturing.

Power Plant.

Saudi Aramco suspends European crude deliveries after East-West pipeline attack - report

The customers typically receive Saudi crude through long-term supply agreements, which provide regular monthly deliveries.

A satellite image shows black smoke rising from an area of Saudi Arabia’s East-West oil pipeline south of Medina, Hejaz Region, Saudi Arabia September 10, 2026.

The Iran war is creating a new global energy risk beyond the Strait of Hormuz - analysis

Oil loadings at the Red Sea port of Yanbu were suspended, sources told Reuters, while Saudi Arabia’s East-West Pipeline remained offline after attacks on the kingdom’s energy infrastructure.

Damage in the aftermath of Houthi strikes on the Red Sea port city of Mocha, Yemen, August 10, 2026 in this screengrab taken from a handout video.

Fuel protests reveal the economic risks threatening Syria’s fragile transition - analysis

The protests have affected most of the country. This includes incidents in Aleppo in the north, Dara’a in the south, Deir Ezzor on the Euphrates River, and Hasakah.

A protester in Aleppo burns tyres to protest the increase in fuel prices in Syria on the highway between Aleppo and Turkey, Syria, September 13, 2026.

On the way to an Israeli AI crisis: Avi Simhon’s unusual warning

National Economic Council head Avi Simhon slammed power grid regulators for blocking data centers, assuring no energy shortages will occur by 2031.

Avi Simhon.