As reported in the Australian: Woodside upbeat on Israeli gas deal despite hurdles. WOODSIDE Petroleum chief executive Peter Coleman has left no doubts over his desire to move into Israel’s giant offshore Leviathan gas field, but remains silent on the extent of hurdles the group is facing in its non-binding $US1.3 billion-plus buy-in deal. Speaking […]
As reported in Globes: Tourism income from foreign visitors rose to $5.1 billion in 2012 from $5 billion in 2011. Despite Operation Pillar of Cloud and missiles falling from Gaza in November, which hit tourism to Israel at the end of the year, income from foreign tourism reached a record $5.1 billion in 2012, according […]
Israeli startup Weissbeerger Ltd. has embarked on the path taken by mobile phones, television, and cars, and plans making the beer tap smart. The company’s product enables bars and pubs to save money, boost beer revenue, and to better manage the supply chain. Weissbeerger is a unique startup that offers an alcohol monitoring system. Its […]
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Agro-Energy Nexus Summit
The Summit will explore many crucial topics within the field of biofuels and agro-energy projects ranging from agronomic project management to the latest advancements in next generation feedstocks and conversion technologies.
“The deepest oil well drilled in Israel’s 65-year history may be the most important,” says “Bloomberg” in a report on the new Leviathan well, which will target oil-bearing strata, 6,500 meters below the Mediterranean seabed. The strata may have as much as 1.5 billion barrels of crude oil, equal to about 15 years of Israeli […]
As published inIsrael21C: “Kaptain Sunshine” Yosef Abramowitz — former journalist turned activist, turned solar-energy pioneer kibbutznik, turned “car salesman” as he puts it jokingly — is now steering bankrupt Better Place electric car charging network out of debt. Last week, Abramowitz and his partners –– about 900 Israeli electric vehicle owners and drivers, and investors […]
As reported in Bloomberg: Given Imaging, the Israeli company with a very strong presence in Australia has been approved in the Japanese market. Given Imaging Ltd. said Monday that regulators in Japan have approved its PillCam pill-sized diagnostic camera for use in diagnosing diseases of the colon. The Israeli company said the PillCam Colon is […]
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Fuel Choices Summit
On Nov 12-13, 2013, world leaders in the field of energy security and policy will gather in Israel for the first annual Alternative Fuels Summit, hosted by the Prime Minister of Israel and in cooperation with Keren Hayesod – United Israel Appeal and Bloomberg. This two-day event will begin with a gala and award ceremony, […]
The maker of a newly launched appetite suppressant gum claims to be the first to have self-affirmed GRAS status for hoodia in the US and hopes to overcome the negative image of the plant as a weight management ingredient. Desert Labs launched ‘Snack Less’ gum in October last year containing hoodia, a genus of 13 species […]
As reported in the Jerusalem Post: A committee headed by former Supreme Court justice Jacob Turkel approved Jacob Frenkel to be the next Bank of Israel governor on Wednesday, paving the way for President Shimon Peres and the cabinet to finalize his appointment. The committee did not take into account a salary scandal, in which […]
