The Lebanese government revealed that Qatar has expressed its desire to enter the coalition to explore oil in the blocks 4 and 9 to become the third partner of the French “Total”, “and” Eni “in these two fields.
Following a meeting with the Petroleum Sector Management Authority and Prime Minister Najib Mikati, this was said by Walid Fayyad, the Minister of Energy and Water.
Fayyad stated that they had met with President Mabshal Aoun “to congratulate him on the historical achievement on the demarcation of the borders and the consolidation of Lebanon’s right to start from now, on exploration work in the Qana field and other blocks in the sea” before their meeting with Mikati.
Following the meeting, “Fayyad said that the Qatari desire was communicated through a message from the Qatari Oil Minister, Saad Al-Kaabi, “in which he announced the intentions of the State of Qatar with the participation of Lebanon to join the coalition that will be successful in Blockines 4 and 9, so that Qatar becomes the third partner of the” Total “and” and “In these two fields.
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Fayyad added: “This is very important, because we know Qatar’s investment capacity and desire that it announced through various visits to its ambassador to the Ministry to invest in the economic advancement of Lebanon in the oil and gas sector, in exploration and energy production.
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We have always trusted Qatar to stand by the Lebanese people, Fayyad said, pointing out that Qatar sent the general managers of the company owned by the Qatari state to his ministry and thanking Qatar “for its desire to participate in Lebanon to invest its resources and invest in building the Lebanese economy.”
Fayyad discussed the necessity of providing the Petroleum Management Authority with the human cadre “to keep up with and manage this stage, particularly the relationship with the partners, that is, the alliance relationship and the management of the contract that allows the management of extraction and exploration work that will soon begin.
It is notable that Lebanese President Michel Aoun declared yesterday that his nation has approved the agreement to demarcate the maritime borders with Israel and called what had been accomplished a “historic achievement.
Lebanon “kept agreeing on its entire sea block, and expanded to the Qana field,” Aoun emphasised.
Author: RT.
Qatar expresses a willingness to conduct oil exploration in Lebanon.
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