After prolonged struggles of the residents, the flow of gas has begun. • The gas wells have been opened during the night and the blowing operation will continue. • The procedure will continue for about 8 hours.

• Whale // Photo: Mark Israel Salem

After several delays, the drilling operation on the Whale rig began this morning (Tuesday). This was after the Ministry of the Environment last night announced that Noble Energy had complied with all of the firm's professional environmental conditions.

The ministry stated that there are no special guidelines for the public on this day, and that "the impact on air quality in the coastal area vis-à-vis the rig is expected to be low. There is no place or guidelines for evacuating residents and, in the opinion of all the experts, no public risk is expected at the time of the settlement."

Shortly after the rig began to operate, the Ministry of Environmental Protection's air pollution monitoring hook was overloaded. In response to "Israel Today", the ministry replied: "We are dealing with the supplier. All the real-time results are on the office's website, on a national air monitoring system and on-line broadcast. The app is only a convenience device launched in beta."

Nobel Energy has confirmed to Israel Today that Vice President Bini Sommer will be present in the area during the settlement process. Sommer will oversee the procedure, and his presence should also send a reassuring message to area residents who are concerned that the bail procedure is carrying an unusual infection.

At this stage, the first two wells will be opened, out of the four reservoir wells, and natural gas will first be flowed to the treatment rig. As part of the blowout operation, natural gas will gradually compress nitrogen into the pipeline, and then nitrogen and mixed gas will be reclaimed through a dedicated facility at the end of the rig arm. The total activity is expected to take about eight hours.

At the end of the weekend or early next week, the second round will take place: the remaining two wells will also open. Gas exports to Egypt are expected to begin in January.

Egypt is waiting

The court and the Ministry of the Environment have determined that there are no allegations by the local authorities and some of the green organizations about unusual pollution. According to Noble, the pollutant dispersion model "unequivocally indicates" that the incremental emission on the coast as a result of the rig run, relative to the initial state before it was activated, "is expected to be minimal."

This is a concentration that will reach a maximum of 0.135 micrograms per cubic meter - "a concentration significantly lower than the ambient value and aquatic target for permanent benzene", which is 3.9 micrograms per cubic meter. That is, only about 3%.

Egypt is waiting for natural gas to be supplied through the QSA pipeline for the next two weeks. According to the agreement, 7BCM of natural gas will be supplied annually for 15 years, and Jordan will supply half that amount.

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Apart from that, the electricity company is one of the big customers, along with private customers of the reservoir.

The fall in electricity prices that will begin tomorrow has taken into account, among other things, the low price the electricity company will pay for natural gas from whaling.

Local authorities in the area have announced that schooling in the area will be conducted as usual, and there is no eviction order.

The Sharon-Carmel City Association and the Ministry of the Environment will conduct continuous monitoring of stations scattered throughout the area. Nonetheless, the "Housekeepers" organization, which is leading the fight against the rally, is urging residents to evacuate from the area and conduct a demonstration in front of the Kiriya building in Tel Aviv under the title "Evacuees wrapped in a whale, a huge demonstration in Tel Aviv".

Members of the association added that "the settlements are just the beginning, and now we have an advance warning. The poisoning of the rig must be stopped."

On the other hand, Director of the Ministry of the Environment Guy Smet recently said about the expected protest action: "Do not run away to Tel Aviv, where more polluted. Stay on the Carmel Coast. "

Yoni Sapir, chairman of the House Keeper Association, said: "The Ministry of Environmental Protection has made itself known to the Hawkeye and the Italians and as a protector of the industry in Israel. Not only did it not force Noble Energy to blow in an east wind, but also did not give any warning about the settlement. The first little one - despite repeated entreaties by the residents, was the one who approached the judge last night to urgently discuss the hearing - had his own financial interest in the activities of the establishment, did not require Noble Energy to issue warnings for municipalities, but only after heavy public pressure, did not require Noble Energy Reports on the integrity of its devices only hours before a scheduled charge confirmed publication of a weekend deadline - in stark contrast to his own directive, anyone Publication of a date of settlement, even though Nobel Energy did not meet the conditions he defined - in sharp contrast to his explicit statements himself and more ... All along the way, Israeli citizens are amazed to find that there is no factor in the Israeli government to protect their lives and the environment. Israeli residents in this office? "