[3] As a deal was struck ending the Israeli–Lebanese maritime border dispute, Israel maintained control of Karish, and gas began flowing from the field on October 26, 2022.
The plan involves the anchoring of a ship 90 kilometers (56 miles) offshore, where the gas from the two fields will be treated and prepared for export.
A statement by Energean said that the floating production storage and offloading (FPSO) facility will have a gas treatment capacity of 8 BCM per year.
[12] In June 2020, Allseas announced that it had completed the installation of the 90.3-kilometer (56-mile), 30-inch, and 24-inch gas sales pipeline in water depths of up to 1,700 meters (5,577 feet).
[13] In August 2020, Energean publicized that it had completed the electrical house (E-house) section containing all FPSO electronic control and uninterruptible power supply (UPS) systems aboard the rig under construction at the Admiralty Shipyard in Singapore.
[19][20][21] Subsequent exploratory drilling completed in October 2023 failed to find commercial quantities of gas in the Qana prospect.