Gaza Marine

Gaza Marine is a natural gas field off the coast of the Gaza Strip.

History

The Gaza Marine natural gas field was discovered in 2000 in water that is legally under the control of the Palestinian National Authority. It is located about 36 kilometres (22 mi) offshore at a depth of 2,000 feet (610 m). It has around 1.4 trillion cubic feet of gas and an estimated value of 2.4 to 7 billion dollars. In 1999, the then leader of the Palestinian Authority, Yasser Arafat, made a deal with British Gas (BG), that gave BG 25 years to exploit the oil fields. In 2000, BG discovered the Gaza Marine Gas Field. It has enough energy to supply Palestinian territories and still have a surplus for export, making the Palestinian territories more energy independent. After this agreement was signed in 1999, the rights were divided. BG had 60 percent, Consolidated Contractors Company had 30 percent, and the Palestine Investment Fund (PIF), under the control of the Palestinian Authority, retained 10 percent. Despite many attempts to strike a deal with BG to open the Gaza Marine Gas Field, it is still unexploited. Two of the main parties involved in the negotiations are the Israel Electric Corporation (IEC) and Egypt, who seek to convert the natural gas into liquefied natural gas to export. The gas field remains unexploited for political and historical reasons although when it was first discovered the media coverage projected it to be a subject which could lead to cooperation and negotiation between Israel and Palestine, offering benefits to both parties.

Gaza

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The West Wing (season 5)

The fifth season of the American political drama television series The West Wing aired in the United States on NBC from September 24, 2003, to May 19, 2004, and consisted of 22 episodes. This was the first season with executive producer John Wells as showrunner after series creator Aaron Sorkin departed the series after the conclusion of the previous season.

Cast

The fifth season had star billing for nine major roles, all nine of these were filled by returning main cast members from the fourth season. Martin Sheen receives the "and" credit for his role as President Josiah Bartlet. The rest of the ensemble are credited alphabetically, while Channing is only credited for the episodes in which she appears

Main cast

Gaza Empire

The Gaza Empire (1824–1895) was an African empire established by the powerful general Soshangane and was located in southeastern Africa in the area of southern Mozambique and southeastern Zimbabwe, as well as parts of South Africa (sections of Mpumalanga and Limpopo provinces). The Gaza Empire, at its height in the 1860s, covered all of Mozambique between the Zambezi and Limpopo rivers.

History

In the 1820s, during a period of severe drought, after the abolition of slavery caused the Great Trek, Nguni armies, Southern (Xhosa) and especially Northern Nguni (Zulu, Swazi, Shangani, Gaza, Matabele or Ndebele, and Ngoni) people who speak related Bantu languages and inhabit southeast Africa from Cape Province to southern Mozambique, began to migrate to Mozambique from what is now South Africa. One Nguni chief, Nxaba, established a short-lived kingdom inland from Sofala, but in 1837 he was defeated by Soshangane, a powerful Nguni rival. Eventually Soshangane established his capital in the highlands of the middle Sabi River in what is present day Zimbabwe. Soshangane named his empire "Gaza" after his grandfather.