A CONSORTIUM formed to aid Israel’s looting of Palestinian offshore gas reserves has been left in disarray amid the ongoing efforts of the global BDS movement.

Within weeks of beginning its onslaught on Gaza in 2023, Israel issued licences to Italy’s Eni, Israel’s Ratio Energies and Dana Petroleum – an Aberdeen-based company owned by the Korean National Oil Corporation (KNOC) – to exploit offshore gas, despite 62 per cent of the zone being in Palestinian territory.

Trade union and solidarity campaigns in Italy led to Eni declaring in December 2025 that it “does not plan to be involved in activities in the area in the future.”

Eni formally exited the consortium in March, forcing Israel to cancel the licences and set a June 3 deadline for Dana and Ratio to re-apply with a new partner.

Not only has that deadline been missed, but a second for June 18 has now passed, giving fresh impetus to Scottish and Korean activists joining forces to pressure Dana to withdraw. 

BDS Korea’s Bora Noon said: “It is deeply shameful that the KNOC, through its subsidiary Dana Petroleum, continues to be part of this illegal deal. 

“This is a Korean state-owned company and doing business with a genocidal state is not only illegal but immoral.”

Scottish Palestine Solidarity Campaign’s Dave Black added: “It is shocking that a company based in Scotland, where we see time and again that the people stand with Palestine and against apartheid, has become embroiled in such an immoral and likely illegal endeavour. 

“We call for public pressure on Dana Petroleum and their owners to pull out of this deal as soon as possible: there can be no business as usual with apartheid and genocide.”

Dana Petroleum was contacted for comment.