Source: Kataeb.org

The official website of the Kataeb Party leader
Thursday 8 January 2026 10:21:59
Lebanon’s Energy Ministry is set to sign a contract on Friday with a consortium comprising TotalEnergies, Eni and Qatar Petroleum to carry out seismic surveys in offshore Block 8, according to information obtained by LBCI.
Sources said the agreement will run for three years, after which the consortium will decide—based on the results of the seismic surveys—whether to proceed with drilling a well in the block.
Sources within the Lebanese Petroleum Administration indicated that once the Block 8 contract is signed, TotalEnergies is likely to relinquish its rights to Block 9.
They added that such a step could strengthen the role of TotalEnergies and QatarEnergy in advancing electricity generation projects in Lebanon, either through solar power initiatives or by deploying a floating storage and regasification unit (FSRU) to produce electricity using natural gas.