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November 07, 2013

Israel drills disputed West Bank oilfield with 3.5B barrels
Ramallah, West Bank (UPI) Nov 6, 2013
Israel's Givot Olam oil company says it's exploring an oil field that could contain 3.53 billion barrels of crude, which along with the rich natural gas fields the Jewish state's found under the Mediterranean Sea seems set to make it a regional energy power. There's only one problem: Most of the Meged field, where Givot Olam started drilling in 2011, appears to lie in Palestinian West Bank, which Israel has occupied since June1967. On Tuesday, just hours before U.S. Secretary of state Jo ... read more

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