With the scale of the East Mediterranean's gas finds galvanizing plans for LNG exports, global heavyweights are starting to take the region seriously. Bidders are now lining up for a 30% stake in the consortium developing the 17 trillion cubic foot (480 billion cubic meter) Leviathan field off Israel, alongside existing partners Noble Energy, the US-based operator, and Israel's Delek Group and Ratio Oil. They include Russia's Gazprom, Australia's Woodside and several Asian firms. Italy's Edison could also be in the mix: It tells WGI it is interested in Israeli gas, but is silent on whether it actually bid. Other players with interests in the Mideast Gulf may have been deterred by the region's political complexities, fearful of a backlash from Arab states. Total, for example, was understood to have expressed interest earlier this year, but a spokesman says it did not put in an offer.
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机译：随着东地中海天然气规模的扩大，LNG出口计划激增，全球重量级人物开始认真对待该地区。竞标者现在正在竞购该财团30％的股份，与美国合作伙伴Noble Energy和以色列Delek Group and Ratio Oil的现有合作伙伴一起在以色列外开发17万亿立方英尺（4800亿立方米）的利维坦油田。它们包括俄罗斯的俄罗斯天然气工业股份公司，澳大利亚的伍德赛德公司和几家亚洲公司。意大利的爱迪生（Edison）也可能参与其中：它告诉WGI，它对以色列的天然气感兴趣，但对它是否实际竞标保持沉默。对中东海湾感兴趣的其他参与者可能被该地区的政治复杂性吓倒了，担心阿拉伯国家的反弹。例如，据悉道达尔今年早些时候表示有兴趣，但一位发言人表示，它没有提出要约。
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