The quest for oil exploration in Lebanon began in the early years of the French mandate when French High Commissioner Henry de Jouvenel issued a decree permitting exploration, extraction and…
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Not even a political shutdown of the oil and gas file can discourage Lebanese insurers from preparing for this industry — they, after all, do know a thing or two…
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While some locals have allegedly found small amounts of oil or gas in the Bekaa Valley while looking for an entirely different resource, namely water, there is no Lebanese version…
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Lebanon’s progress towards extracting its offshore oil and gas in 2013 could perhaps be summed up by a version of the somewhat hackneyed phrase ‘one step forward and one (possibly…
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A “minor delay” is how he put it. In the weeks before the September 2 deadline for the Cabinet to meet and ensure the bidding process over the rights to…
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Lebanon’s energy minister has provided the clearest hint yet that he expects a delay to the bidding process for the country’s offshore oil and gas, ahead of a Monday deadline.…
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In recent years there have been significant strides made in Lebanon’s incipient oil and gas sector. This has in no small part been down Gebran Bassil, the caretaker minister of…
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Economics and Policy Bijan Namdar Zanganeh, a former Iranian oil minister who has been nominated by President Hassan Rouhani to take over the ministry again, pledged to boost Iran’s oil…
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Economic and Policy Syria’s oil production has crashed to 20,000 barrels per day, or 5 percent of its prewar output, Oil Minister Sleiman Abbas said. More from AFP Egypt is…
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In the midst of all the chatter around Lebanon’s new potential oil and gas reserves offshore, an art exhibition in Karantina’s Sfeir-Semler Gallery reminds us of an era when Lebanon…