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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This article was published in Executive Magazine.
Lebanon is finally stepping into the exploration phase. The Council of Ministers approved the awarding of exploration and productions licenses on December 14 to a consortium made up of France’s Total, Italy’s …
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The Lebanese Petroleum Administration received two bids in Lebanon’s oil & gas licensing round, Energy Minister Cesar Abi Khalil announced in a press release on October 13. Both bids were presented by the same consortium made up of Total, Eni …
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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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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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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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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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This article was written for the February 2017 edition of Executive Magazine.
On January 4 2017, the Lebanese government approved what many observers have been waiting for since March 2013: two oil and gas decrees, without which the country’s …
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Lebanon’s Energy Minister Cesar Abi Khalil announced on January 26 the timetable for Lebanon’s first offshore licensing round.
As anticipated, a second pre-qualification round will be organized. The same legal, financial, technical and QHSE criteria, detailed in decree 9882/2013, …
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