Gas production has started at Karish, an offshore field at the center of a maritime border deal between Israel and Lebanon, London-listed energy company and the field's licensee Energean said Wednesday.
"I am delighted to confirm that Energean has reached first gas at the Karish field, offshore Israel," said Mathios Rigas, CEO of Energean, according to the statement.
This comes as Israel is set to sign a U.S.-brokered deal with Lebanon on Thursday marking the maritime border, and placing Karish within Israel's borders.