This article was written for the October 2017 edition of Executive Magazine.
As Lebanon prepares to open bids submitted in its first offshore licensing round, all sides – government, citizens and companies – aspire to a good deal, giving …
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The deadline to place bids in Lebanon’s first licensing round was extended from September 15 until October 12, 2017, Minister of Energy and Water Cesar Abi Khalil announced in a statement on September 7.
The authorities insist this is a …
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This article was written for the August 2017 edition of Executive Magazine.
On June 22, Israel’s Energy Ministry announced that the deadline to place bids in the country’s first offshore licensing round would be pushed back until November 2017. …
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Fransabank released a report entitled “Is Lebanon really an oil and gas producing country?” on July 31.
The report, produced by the bank’s Center for Economic Studies, is filled with inaccuracies and is painfully out of date.
“The MEW is …
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The rumor about Lebanese officials supposedly asking Italian company, Eni, for bribes in return for an exploration license is still making the rounds. It fades and resurfaces at random.
The news was first reported in 2015 in a local newspaper …
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En Iran, c’est LE contrat. Après de longues négociations, Total a signé, lundi 3 juillet, un accord sur 20 ans d’une valeur estimée à 4,8 milliards de dollars pour le développement de la phase 11 du champ gazier de South …
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This article was published in the May 2017 edition of Executive Magazine.
There’s no shortage of headlines about Russian grand design for the Eastern Mediterranean. It predated Russia’s military intervention in Syria, but setting a foot in the region, …
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Minister of Energy and Water Cesar Abi Khalil announced on April 26 the list of companies qualified to take part in Lebanon’s first licensing round. The announcement came two weeks past the deadline initially set on April 13, 2017 (click …
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This paper was written for King’s College London, European Centre for Energy and Resource Security (EUCERS), “Reflections” Working Paper Series, Volume 3, Spring 2017.
The discovery of substantial gas reserves in the Eastern Mediterranean is infusing new dynamics into …
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The third edition of the Lebanon International Oil & Gas summit (LIOG) will be held in Beirut on 9 and 10 May 2017. The event will be held under the auspices of the Ministry of Energy and Water and in …
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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 …
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The Lebanese Petroleum Administration (LPA) invites international oil and gas companies to a consultation workshop on February 23 to introduce Lebanon’s first licensing round.
The Ministry of Energy and LPA will present the recently adopted roadmap and an overview of …
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