"Tel Aviv is close to completing a geological survey of the
occupied Golan Heights, where commercial deposits have been discovered.
Up to 10 major drilling rigs could soon be pumping oil from the Syrian
territory. Israeli media are reporting that the American oil company Genie Energy
has completed a major geological survey in the southern part of the
Golan Heights and results are expected within a few weeks. The reports say drilling could start as soon as the survey is analyzed,
pointing out that extracting oil in this area will be much easier and
cheaper than it is in the Mediterranean, where oil and gas lie as deep
as five kilometers below the sea level ... Some commentators did raise the issue of the Golan Heights being
occupied land, making any such activity as extracting oil a violation of
international law. However, Genie’s Israeli manager, a former minister,
is quoted as saying that he does not expect any international pressure
on this matter, particularly from Syria, which is embroiled in an
internal war."
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