Israel gives Qatar OK to drill in Lebanese cross-border gas reservoir – By Lahav Harkov (Jerusalem Post) / Nov 22, 2022
Israel authorized a Qatari company to be involved in drilling for natural gas in the Kana-Sidon Reservoir.
Israel authorized a Qatari company to be involved in drilling for natural gas in the Kana-Sidon Reservoir which was the subject of a recently-resolved dispute with Lebanon.
In the agreement Jerusalem and Beirut signed last month, Israel was given veto power over any company’s involvement in extracting gas from the field, which, per the deal, is mostly in Lebanese waters, but crosses into Israel’s economic zone.
The Energy Ministry confirmed on Tuesday that “in the framework of the agreement…to ensure Israel’s rights in the Sidon Reservoir, an option was also authorized for the Qatari company Energy Consortium to join.”
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