Meeting between the Minister of Environment and the Chairman of the LPA

A meeting was held between the Minister of Environment, Dr. Tamara El-Zein, and the Chairman of the Lebanese Petroleum Administration, Engineer Fawzi Khalifa,...

Lebanon Strengthens Oil Spill Preparedness with IMO Training Course

The Lebanese Petroleum Administration (LPA) successfully hosted an online IMO Training Course on Oil Pollution Preparedness, Response and Cooperation, Level 3...

Exploration vessel Transocean Barents arrived at Lebanon’s block 9 on Wednesday...

The arrival of the vessel sets the ground to the start of the drilling operations in Block 9 offshore Lebanon by TotalEnergies (as Right-Holder Operator), Eni...

Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) Between Lebanon and Cyprus

On the 23 July 2021, the Deputy Prime Minister and Acting Minister of Foreign Affairs Zeina Akar signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) extending over a...

EITI webinar: Hidden but with a high cost – What is at stake with supplier...

The LPA took part in a webinar organised by the EITI Secretariat, which provided a platform to share good practice examples in disclosing and using supplier...

Logi debate: Should Lebanon pursue O&G exploration despite the rise of...

The LPA took part in an online debate organised by the Lebanese Oil and Gas Initiative (Logi) to discuss the role of natural gas amid the energy transition and...

Continuation of the Exploration Activities in Blocks 4 and 9

The Minister of Energy and Water in the caretaker government issued the following statement:

With the beginning of the year 2021, the COVID-19...

Postponement of the deadline for the submission of applications to participate...

The Minister of Energy and Water issued the following statement: 

Tomorrow, June 1st, is the deadline to submit applications for the Second...

Environmental Impact Assessment for the Exploration Activities in Block 4

The Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) study for the Exploration Drilling in Block 4 Offshore Lebanon is now posted at the LPA website and made accessible...

The Ministry of Energy and Water issued the following statement about the...

The Council of Ministers approved a decree that allows companies wishing to take part in the second offshore licensing round to submit licensing round...

Minister of Energy and Water holds a press conference announcing the completion...

The Minister of Energy and Water H.E. Raymond Ghajar held a press conference on the 27th of April 2020 to disclose the preliminary results of the completion of...

Total E&P Liban Announces Results of Byblos Exploration Well 16/1 Drilled on...

Total E&P Liban, operator of the international JV (Total 40%, ENI 40%, Novatek 20%) on Block 4, has completed the drilling of Byblos well 16/1 on Block 4...

Latest developments of exploration activities in Block 4

The Ministry of Energy and Water and the Lebanese Petroleum Administration (LPA) have been publishing accurate information related to the petroleum sector in...

The Lebanese institutions take the necessary measures to secure drilling in...

Arrival of the drillship Tungsten Explorer

Arrival of the first support vessel

Approval of the application to drilling permit (ADP) for the first exploration...

UAE - Lebanon Investment Forum

Beirut Energy Forum

On the 26th of September 2019, the LPA took part in the Oil and Gas Day organised within the framework of the Beirut Energy Forum. The Oil and Gas Day evolved...

Consultation workshop with international oil companies

EITI global conference, Paris - france

The 5th lebanon international oil and gas summit