The United States Geological Survey has estimated that the Levant Basin, which extends across the Israeli, Cypriot, and Lebanese seabed, contains some 3.45 trillion cubic meters of recoverable natural gas and 1.7 billion barrels of oil. Given their geographic location, however, these incredible reserves can be uncapped, extracted, and exported only on the basis of inter-state cooperation.
据美国地质调查局统计，横跨以色列、塞浦路斯及黎巴嫩海底的黎凡特盆地包含约3.45万亿立方米的可采天然气和17亿桶石油。不过鉴于其地理位置，只有跨国合作才能开采并出口这些令人惊叹的储备能源。