Energy Minister Cesar Abi Khalil announced on Tuesday that Lebanon will be shifting from the usage of red diesel to economically friendly green diesel, noting that he informed the Cabinet of this decision.

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New investment models will encourage optimal development in the oil and gas sector, Majid Jafar, CEO of Crescent Petroleum told OPEC ministers and industry leaders at the OPEC Seminar in Vienna today. The private sector in MENA can be an important partner in oil and gas development, helping"...

New ideas proposed in U.S. back-channel mediation of an Israeli-Lebanese maritime dispute over oil and gas exploration in the eastern Mediterranean raise the prospect of a partial deal this year, Israel’s energy minister said.

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Foreign Affairs and Emigrants Ministry witnessed on Wednesday the signing of the third phase of the 'Norway's Oil for Development (OfD) Programme to Deliver Capacity Building and Advocacy to the Lebanese Institutions in the Petroleum Sector' in cooperation with the Norwegian"...

New ideas proposed in US back-channel mediation of an Israeli-Lebanese maritime dispute over oil and gas exploration in the eastern Mediterranean raise the prospect of a partial deal this year, Israel’s energy minister said.

Israel kicked off a gas bonanza in the eastern"...

New ideas proposed in U.S. back-channel mediation of an Israeli-Lebanese maritime dispute over oil and gas exploration in the eastern Mediterranean raise the prospect of a partial deal this year, Israel’s energy minister said.

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French oil major Total said on Friday the probability of winning an exemption from US sanctions against Iran to continue a major gas field project was very faint.


The energy giant had already warned that, unless Washington granted it a waiver, it would pull out of the"...

Lebanon began on Tuesday its first exploration for oil and gas, after Lebanese authorities approved an offshore exploration plan by an international consortium led by France’s Total, Lebanese Energy and Water Minister Cesar Abi Khalil said today. Lebanon—which shares the Levant Basin with Israel, Cyprus, and Syria—has been far behind Israel, and Cyprus in exploring and developing its share of resources due to political impasse over the past few years, a dispute with Israel over Lebanon’s southern maritime border,......

Lebanon has approved an offshore oil and gas exploration plan for two lease blocks, defying warnings from Israel.

In a televised address, Lebanese energy minister Cesar Abi Khalil said that the government had"...

Lebanon is now set to search for oil and gas reserves in the Mediterranean and although there have so far been no comments from Israel, it had earlier threatened Lebanon over drilling in areas which it considers to be disputed.

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