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Lebanon urges swift start to exploration in offshore gas field after Israel deal
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Lebanese protesters in boats demand the cash-strapped country's right to disputed oil and gas fields on the Mediterranean Sea, near the southern marine border town of Naqoura, Lebanon, September 4, 2022. (AP Photo/Mohammed Zaatari)
Lebanese President Michel Aoun urges a French energy company to begin exploring for natural gas in Mediterranean waters, after Lebanon and Israel reached a US-brokered agreement on a maritime border.
According to the Lebanese presidency, Aoun tells a delegation from TotalEnergies that he wants drilling to swiftly begin in “Block 9,” which is near the border with Israel and contains the Qana gas field.
Aoun calls for the work to begin quickly to make up for the time that the indirect negotiations took to yield a deal, a statement from his office said.
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