Israeli Prime Minister Benyamin Netanyahu praises vote that would clear the way toward full exploitation of nation’s offshore natural gas reserves. File Photo by UPI Photo/Debbie Hill. JERUSALEM, Aug. 17 (UPI) — An Israeli decision to exploit offshore natural gas reserves is an important milestone for the nation’s economy, the country’s prime minister said. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu expressed support after members of government cleared the way toward full development of offshore natural gas reserves. “We need to extract the gas from the sea,” the prime minister said in a statement. “The gas will be extracted from the bottom of the sea and will reach Israeli citizens, Israeli industry and the Israeli economy – for the benefit of the citizens of Israel.” The Israel Antitrust Authority had ruled that Israeli energy company Delek Group and its partners at Noble Energy, which has headquarters in Texas, control all of the […]