IMPACTS OF LEBANON’S ROUTE TO OIL AND GAS
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IMPACTS OF LEBANON’S ROUTE TO OIL AND GAS

Lebanon’s first oil and gas offshore licensing round in the Mediterranean is raising concerns among experts over whether it will be compatible or competitive with the similar oil…

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Importing Israeli Natural Gas Makes Sense for Egypt
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Importing Israeli Natural Gas Makes Sense for Egypt

The discovery of Egypt’s giant Zohr gas field in August 2015 was heralded as the solution to the country’s energy problems. So why did Egypt cut a deal…

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Gas for peace or war in eastern Mediterranean?
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Gas for peace or war in eastern Mediterranean?

Without reaching a compromise or agreement through regional cooperation by putting aside political disputes, extracting gas in the region will be either too costly, unprofitable, or impossible Maritime…

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مصر مركز رئيسيّ لتصدير غاز دول شرق المتوسط
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مصر مركز رئيسيّ لتصدير غاز دول شرق المتوسط

بدأ حقل «ظهر» في كانون الاول 2017 بضخّ الغاز إلى السّوق المصري بعد فترة تطوير قياسيّة لم تتجاوز ثلاث سنوات حقّقتها شركة «إيني» الإيطاليّة بكلفة عشرة مليارات دولار.…

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توضيحات لتيسير الحوار في قطاع البترول: فلنتأكّد من وجود النفط أولاً
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توضيحات لتيسير الحوار في قطاع البترول: فلنتأكّد من وجود النفط أولاً

تلزيم لبنان الرقعتين 4 و9 خطوة مهمة وبداية حسنة يؤمّل أن تؤدي الى اثبات وجود الغاز والنفط من جهة، والى استمرار حسن إدارة العمليات البترولية لخلق عوائد يحتاجها…

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Israel’s Gas Disappointment
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Israel’s Gas Disappointment

The country’s continuing political and commercial challenges, including limited export possibilities, are hampering development of its Eastern Mediterranean natural gas. The development of Israel’s offshore natural gas resources,…

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Commentary: Small step towards gas pipeline but a long way to go
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Commentary: Small step towards gas pipeline but a long way to go

ALTHOUGH the EastMed pipeline to carry gas from the eastern Mediterranean to Greece and Italy had been dismissed by industry experts as something of a pipe-dream, an agreement…

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Glimmer of hope for Cyprus to export its gas to Egypt
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Glimmer of hope for Cyprus to export its gas to Egypt

Author: Abboud Zahr Cyprus’ gas discovery in Block 12 has remained stranded since 2012 with no outcome in sight. The Aphrodite natural gas field off Cyprus is commercially…

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