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Asharq Al-Awsat
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Lebanon Extends Licensing Deadline for Gas Exploration

Lebanon's caretaker Energy Minister Walid Fayyad (R) meets with US Senior Advisor for Energy Security Amos Hochstein in Beirut on June 13, 2022. (AFP)

Lebanon’s caretaker energy minister on Wednesday extended the licensing deadline for oil and gas companies to explore in the country’s territorial waters until mid-December, to give more firms the chance to bid, state-run news agency reported.

The decision by the minister, Walid Fayyad, to extended the deadline of the second round of licensing until Dec. 15 followed a request by the Lebanese Petroleum Administration, the National News Agency said.

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