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Lebanon: The Oil & Gas Report, April 21, 2014


Presidential election: Samir Geagea, first candidate to include oil & gas in electoral program

The Lebanese Parliament will convene on April 23 to elect a new President. However, no progress is expected to emerge until the last minute of President …

Lebanon: Encouraging Public Debate on Oil & Gas

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 …

Lebanon: The Oil & Gas Week, May 27, 2013

Lebanon – Local politics:

Meeting constitutional deadlines is a challenging task in Lebanon, particularly in times of crisis. Less than a month before the expiration of the Parliament’s mandate in mid-June, the question of whether or not to hold the …

[Oil & Gas Updates]: Weekly Roundup, May 6, 2013

Lebanon – First licensing round:

Lebanon’s first licensing round officially opened on May 2, 2013, as scheduled. The launching ceremony, widely attended by representatives of companies eligible to bid, was held two days in advance, on 30/04, at the …

[Oil & Gas Updates]: Weekly Roundup 24/12

Lebanon – Petroleum Administration:

Lebanon’s Petroleum Administration visited President Michel Slaiman, Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri, and Prime Minister Najib Mikati on 20/12, to brief them on the work that is being done ahead of the launching of the first licensing …

[Oil & Gas Updates]: Weekly Roundup 17/12

Lebanon – Internal politics:

Rifaat Eid, the leader of the pro-Syrian regime Arab Democratic Party, which draws its support from the Lebanese Alawite community in Tripoli, has called for a better representation of his community at the political level. Speaking …

[Oil & Gas Updates]: Weekly Roundup 10/12

 Lebanon – Cyprus – Israel:

Lebanese-Cypriot relations were given a boost this past week (3-9/12) by a series of events, after a period of somewhat uneasy relations due to a Cypriot-Israeli agreement over the delimitation of their Exclusive Economic …

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