For One Man, Israel's Big Gas Find Is Bittersweet Victory - WSJ.com - 0 views
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Two natural-gas fields in Israel's Mediterranean waters were found in January to contain enough resources to meet Israel's energy needs for 20 years
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Since January, Israeli oil companies' stocks have soared, some rising as much as tenfold.
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Mr. Langotsky remains defiantly upbeat. The son of early Zionist pioneers who valued duty to country over self, he insists his passionate search for oil was never about the money. "I'm very proud; I feel great," he says. "I am totally disappointed that I failed to keep my rights, but this discovery is one of the greatest achievements of my life."
