雪佛龙公司（纽约证券交易所代码：CVX）及其子公司雪佛龙地中海有限公司（CML）与利维坦天然气田的权益持有人已达成最终投资决定（FID），将扩建位于以色列近海的战略性利维坦生产平台。

雪佛龙上游业务总裁克莱·内夫表示：“雪佛龙是东地中海地区领先的能源企业，专注于天然气生产和出口。我们的运营对于满足当地和区域市场日益增长的能源需求至关重要。

我们决定投资扩建利维坦天然气田，体现了我们对该地区能源未来的信心。美国和区域务实的能源政策正在帮助加强整个东地中海地区的能源安全，并营造鼓励在中东和全球投资的环境。”

利维坦扩建项目预计将于本十年末投产。

该项目包括钻探三口新的海上井，增设海底基础设施，并升级利维坦生产平台上的处理设施，以逐步将利维坦气田每年向以色列和该地区输送的天然气总量提高到约210亿立方米（BCM）。

雪佛龙东地中海地区总经理杰克·贝克表示：“这一里程碑表明我们持续致力于与以色列国合作开发天然气资源，并为以色列、埃及和约旦数百万民众提供必要的能源。”

利维坦生产平台位于以色列多尔海岸约10公里处。

利维坦平台的权益持有者包括：雪佛龙地中海有限公司（Chevron Mediterranean Limited，39.66%）（作为作业者）、NewMed Energy（45.34%）和Ratio Energies（15%）。

除利维坦平台外，雪佛龙在东地中海的资产还包括：位于以色列近海的塔玛尔（Tamar）气田，以及目前正在开发的位于塞浦路斯近海的阿芙罗狄蒂（Aphrodite）气田。雪佛龙还是两个埃及勘探区块的作业者，并参与了一个位于地中海的埃及勘探区块的非作业合资项目（NOJV）。

Chevron Corporation (NYSE: CVX) by its subsidiary, Chevron Mediterranean Limited (CML), and the working interest owners of the Leviathan natural gas reservoir have reached a Final Investment Decision (FID) to expand the production capacity of the strategic Leviathan production platform located offshore Israel.

锟紺hevron is a leading energy player in the Eastern Mediterranean where we are focused on natural gas production and exports. Our operations are critical to meeting the growing energy needs of local and regional markets,锟� said Clay Neff, president of Chevron Upstream.

锟絆ur decision to invest in the expansion of Leviathan锟絪 production capacity reflects our confidence in the future of energy in the region. Pragmatic U.S. and regional energy policies are helping to strengthen energy security across the Eastern Mediterranean and foster an environment that encourages investment in the Middle East and globally.锟�

The Leviathan expansion project is expected to come online towards the end of this decade.

The project includes drilling three additional offshore wells, adding additional subsea infrastructure, and enhancing the treatment facilities on the Leviathan production platform as we progress towards increasing total gas delivery to Israel and the region to approximately 21 billion cubic meters (BCM) annually from the Leviathan reservoir.

锟絋his milestone demonstrates our ongoing commitment to partner with the State of Israel to develop natural gas resources and provide essential energy to millions of people in Israel, Egypt and Jordan,锟� said Jack Baker, managing director of Chevron锟絪 Eastern Mediterranean region.

The Leviathan production platform is located approximately 10 kilometers offshore Dor, Israel.

Leviathan working interest owners include Chevron Mediterranean Limited as operator (39.66%), NewMed Energy (45.34%), and Ratio Energies (15%).

In addition to Leviathan, Chevron锟絪 assets in the Eastern Mediterranean include the Tamar gas producing field (offshore Israel), and the Aphrodite gas field which is currently in development (offshore Cyprus). Chevron is also the operator of 2 Egyptian exploration blocks and is in a non-operated joint venture (NOJV) in one Egyptian exploration block (in the Mediterranean Sea).