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gists dug for oil and found rich
deposits of gas—and where
there is gas there can be a
wealth of oil.
The tour of the Zohar fields is
one of the most difficult and
most trying. It is impossible to
go over the ruts and rock-strewn
desert by automobiles. Midway
between Beersheba and Dimona,
at the water pumping station of
Beth Peled, we transferred from
auto to a jeep truck, and then
began the 50 - kilometer ride
toward the first rig. Elisha Roih,
the - director of Zohar operations,
accompanied us and took us from
the first completed rig to the
additional installations. Naftali
Elbogen, of Holon, was the
courageous driver who knew
every rock, every turn to be
taken in the unmarked "road."
When the much-needed rain that
had broken the drought suddenly
descended upon the desert, and
the sand turned into slippery
glass, Naftali became one of the
conquerors of the desert. He
avoided ruts and we felt secure.
No hazards are- permitted to
stand in the way of the Israelis.
The hazardous route, the diffi-
cult work, only serve as chal:
lenges.
Manager Roih, w
ad made
the army his
until a
month ago, w
filiated wi
e Naphtha Israel
Petrole
Corporation, which is
eondt ng the Zohar project,
kno every detail of the opera-
tioHe knows the men and
t, equipment, he can withs.
e winds of the desert,
angers.
Roih also is .ort
ointing to a • arren m
hence even e Zohar s are
of visible, tho a s ht of
e anywhere, h oresaw th
mergence of a in that ar
"It will be called Arad," he said.
"We already have a name for
it." Having seen what had hap-
! pened in Dimona and Kiryat Gat
and Lakhish, we did not ques-
tion him. We only wondered:
how soon?
Thus, from the Dead Sea re-
gion will come natural gas for
Israel's industrial undertakings.
Distributing pipes already have
been installed for the gas to
flow, within 90 dayg, to S'dom.
Then pipes will be installed to
take the natural gas to Dimona.
Thus, industrial enterprises in
two desert sectors of Israel soon
will operate on domestically-
secured methane gas which will
replace oil as a fuel substance.
Here, too, while several com-
panies are engaged in the proj-
ect, government loans and Israel
Bond income makes the under-
taking possible.
The Arabic name for the area
was Zvera, and the name Zohar
— light — was adopted for the
Rosh Zohar drilling operations.
The - Dead Sea Works Potash
Plant will be the first custom
of Zohar. Then the Kitan t
tile plant at Dimona will
benefiting from it.
It is believed that 90,00
al gas will be pr
yearl
d that the inco
be ne.
$1,500,000 a
Within 1
ears, the im
of the pr• ct hope to see
investment lly paid for. Mea
while, the is feverish activity
in riggin: 1 the hope of find-
in c' oil.
e o ation is as expensive
rk is hazardous. Over
ter d dessert, rugged men
must nstantly transport water
in er trucks. The men who
co o uct the Zohar activities must
provided with food and vital
necessities. Each man wears out
at least half a dozen gloves a
day. There are other needs that
call for sturdiness unparalleled
in most other projects in a pio-
neering land like Israel.
The workers live in specially-
constructed huts on the field.
They eat in the Zohar dining
room. Occasionally entertainment
is provided for th
means of a
he drillers
work on 1
shifts for six
days, and en they get a thre
day hol. y to rejoin their fam
lies. S e live in Beer pim
a n ber of a are
Hol , Tel Av
ere is h
foo
r
th edouins'
is in th
ar
in
tain and esert a
ut Is-
rae are developi
ew wealth
ther
Now
ohar is a reality,
the Israelis have found another
gas field at nearby Kidod, and
soon there will be
Arad—when
in the d
M
moth Water C..
olel
B eh, Hamashbir Hame azi,
elek and a number of Other
companies e among the partici-
pants in t on effor isk
t.
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JERUSALEM,
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