Preparations for the launching of Lebanon’s second offshore licensing round have begun. The Lebanese Petroleum Administration has published a tentative timeline for the tender, which will be officially launched by the end of 2018. The process, including the pre-qualification phase, …
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The Ministry of Energy and Water published the full text of the exploration and production contracts signed with the consortium made up of Total, Eni and Novatek. Lebanon is the first country in the Eastern Mediterranean to disclose signed agreements…
Lebanon’s oil & gas sector is stepping into the implementation phase Read More »
This article was written for the February 2018 edition of Executive Magazine.
At the end of January, Lebanon signed its first exploration & production agreements (EPA) with a consortium of companies composed of France’s Total (as operator), Italy’s Eni, …
Lebanon’s oil and gas sector: A roadmap for 2018 Read More »
Lebanon is steadily pursuing plans to revive its nascent oil and gas sector, with a determination that is similar to what we witnessed in 2012 and the first months of 2013. Over a short period of time, deadlines were fiercely …
Lebanon’s oil and gas restart can still be perfected Read More »
Economic diplomacy is a largely neglected concept in Lebanon, although the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Gebran Bassil, has made it one of his focus themes since his appointment in February 2014, with regular emphasis on promoting investments in the emerging …
Economic diplomacy at the service of the energy sector: The cases of Lebanon and Cyprus Read More »
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The Lebanon Petroleum Day (LPD) 2014 organized on October 22 by the Lebanese Petroleum Administration (LPA) presented an opportunity to evaluate the progress made by Lebanese media in their coverage of the nascent oil and gas sector. The event …
Lebanon Petroleum Day: Evaluating the Media Coverage Read More »
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The dominant impression left by the Lebanon Petroleum Day conference (Oct. 22) was one of helplessness. Despite Lebanon’s interesting hydrocarbon potential, and the huge work that is being done by the Petroleum Administration, it is hard to keep the …
Lebanon’s nascent oil & gas sector: Struggling to keep the momentum Read More »
MESP is noticing the beginning of a campaign targeting Lebanon’s Petroleum Administration. Making sure that the regulatory body’s work is being scrutinized is certainly positive, if it is being done in the interest of the sector.
An article published on …
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Energy Minister Arthur Nazarian issued a decision on August 8, 2014, postponning the deadline to submit bids in Lebanon’s first licensing round from August 14, 2014, to a maximum period of six months from the date of the adoption …
Lebanon’s emerging oil & gas sector: a discussion with Energy Minister Arthur Nazarian Read More »
Energy Minister Arthur Nazarian announced on August 08 that the deadline to submit bids in Lebanon’s first licensing round has been postponed from August 14, 2014 until “a maximum of six months from the date of the adoption” of the …
Lebanon delays oil & gas tender, breaks with Gebran Bassil’s past policies Read More »
Lebanon: Higher country risk does not eclipse energy potential
While the local political class is still debating whether the government has the competence, or not, to take major decisions at a time the Presidency is vacant, the authorities are managing …
Lebanon: The Oil & Gas Report, June 16, 2014 Read More »
Lebanon: Will it be possible to avoid another tender delay?
Despite the political deadlock, the Petroleum Administration is pursuing its efforts to push for the adoption of the two missing decrees that are required to move forward with the first …
Lebanon: The Oil & Gas Report, June 02, 2014 Read More »
