
French oil giant TotalEnergies has said it will soon launch gas exploration activities in the Mediterranean Sea off Lebanon’s coast, following a United States-mediated agreement that put an end to a decades-long maritime border dispute between Lebanon and Israel last month.
According to a statement on Tuesday, TotalEnergies and its partner, Italy’s Eni, signed a framework agreement with Israel that opens up the prospect of exploration in the so-called Qana field.