The start of 2019 kicks-off with a set of consecutive deadlines and commitments for Lebanon’s Offshore O&G sector. Earlier in 2018, the Lebanese Government has licensed two offshore blocks (4 & 9) to an international consortium led by French giant Total, Italy’s ENI and Russian Novatek. Yet, the work of the Ministry of Energy & Water (MEW) as well as the Lebanese Petroleum Administration (LPA) did not end at that stage, and the negotiations with the winning consortium started since February to set a clear development plan for both blocks, which was then approved in May. Exploration drilling in block 4 is expected toward the end of 2019 and will be followed by a more sensitive drilling in Block 9 later in 2020.

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