Though Israel is not on a par with the Persian Gulf states with respect to oil, “there are good prospects for oil in other places than the Heiatz oil field,” Kenneth Landes, an American oil geologist, declared today.
Mr. Landes, who has been studying Israel’s oil prospects, recommend the drilling be continued in an effort to uncover new fields. At the same time, he urged companies already ready in the field to lift the “veil of secrecy” on any geologic data which they have amassed. He further suggested that the Heletz field might be extended westward.
It was learned, meanwhile, that new drillings will commence shortly near Huldah, in South Judea. A second rig will begin drilling near Halutza in the southern Negev.
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