The Ministry of Energy and Water organized a press conference on January 8 to discuss the first licensing round for offshore oil and gas exploration and other related developments. Caretaker Energy Minister Gebran Bassil delayed the tender for the third …
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The Ministry of Energy and Water will hold a press conference on January 8, 2014, at 12 p.m., three days ahead of the January 10 deadline for postponing the tender, to discuss the first licensing round for offshore oil and …
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نشر هذا المقال في جريدة النهار في 9 كانون الثاني 2014.
جاءت الاكتشافات الجديدة للغاز في شرق البحر المتوسّط إبّان تزايد الطلب العالميّ على الغاز. كما يُتوقّع أن يرتفع بنسبة 1.6 في المئة سنويًّا، متجاوزًا الطلب على الفحم كثاني …
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New gas discoveries in the Eastern Mediterranean come at a time when global gas demand is increasing. Demand for natural gas is expected to grow by 1.6% a year and overtake coal as the second most important fuel in the …
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Middle East Strategic Perspectives has been providing a regular coverage of Lebanon’s emerging oil and gas sector.
In 2013, the sector has effectively started to take shape. The formation of the Petroleum Administration in November 2012 completed the institutional framework …
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Lebanon/Israel – Maritime border dispute:
The determination to exploit offshore resources is pushing some officials to show certain flexibility and creativity by envisaging new options to contain, rather than enflame, the tension resulting from the maritime border dispute between Lebanon …
Lebanon: The Oil & Gas Week, December 09, 2013 Read More »
The role of the media in monitoring the government’s work and performance is inestimable. This also applies to the oil and gas sector. The vibrant Lebanese media, hesitant at first, is becoming more and more daring in its coverage of …
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Lebanon – The Oil & Gas Sector: A Discussion with Deputy Assistant Secretary for Energy Diplomacy Amos Hochstein
Despite obstacles, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Energy Diplomacy Amos Hochstein is keeping the momentum and pursuing his efforts to find a solution …
Lebanon: The Oil & Gas Week, November 25, 2013 Read More »
Lebanon and Cyprus agreed to reinforce their energy cooperation. A delegation headed by caretaker Energy Minister Gebran Bassil visited Cyprus on 7-8 November. The discussions, which involved export options, the joint development and exploitation of common hydrocarbon fields and …
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Lebanon – Maritime border dispute
The maritime border dispute between Lebanon and Israel was the subject of increased attention since the publication of an article in the Israeli business magazine Globes on 29/10 claiming that Israel rejected a US compromise, …
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Lebanon – Local politics:
The political debate around oil and gas seems to have subsided a little, owing less to a convergence in points of view than to a receding number of public declarations.
The major point of contention, related …
Lebanon: The Oil & Gas Week, October 28, 2013 Read More »
The past three weeks oil and gas have been the focus of chaotic political discussions fueled by a number of events, including developments related to the maritime border dispute between Lebanon and Israel, and the postponement of the first licensing …
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