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State Department adviser expects gas prices to fall to $4 a gallon

After months of skyrocketing, prices at the pump have begun to fall.

Axios

Israel Confirms Lebanon’s Approval of its Share in Karish Gas Field

An agreement put forward by US mediator Amos Hochstein stipulated that Lebanon gain control over the Qana field in exchange for granting Israel full rights in the Karish oil field, well-informed sources in Tel Aviv said. The sources noted that most politicians in Lebanon have voiced support for this agreement,…

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Lebanese PM criticizes Hezbollah over drone provocation

Lebanon's caretaker prime minister has criticized the militant group Hezbollah for sending three unmanned aircraft over an Israeli gas installation

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Lebanon: US Ensures Egypt, Jordan are Exempted from Caesar Act on Gas Deal

The US Ambassador to Lebanon Dorothy Shea assured that progress has been made on the agreement to secure Egypt and Jordan from the Caesar Act in order to deliver natural gas to cash-strapped Lebanon. Shea made her assurance during a meeting with Lebanon’s caretaker Energy Minister Walid Fayyad on Friday.…

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Climate concerns grow as US helps Europe replace Russian gas

President Joe Biden’s point man for global energy problems knows, he says, that transitioning away from the climate-wrecking pollution of fossil fuels is the only way to go

The Independent UK

Lebanon Extends Licensing Deadline for Gas Exploration

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…

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Lebanese Stance on Border Dispute with Israel Enables More Talks, US Mediator Says

Indirect negotiations to resolve a maritime border dispute between Lebanon and Israel will be bolstered by a proposal Lebanese officials presented to a US mediator in Beirut on Tuesday, Washington's envoy said. "I think that it will enable negotiations to go forward," mediator Amos Hochstein said in an interview with…

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US envoy talks with Lebanese on border dispute with Israel

The U.S. envoy mediating between Lebanon and Israel over their disputed maritime border has met with Lebanese President Michel Aoun and discussed ways of reaching a solution amid rising tension along the tense border

The Independent UK

Lebanon Preparing to Offer Compromise on Maritime Spat with Israel, Officials Say

Lebanon is preparing to offer a compromise to US energy envoy Amos Hochstein to resolve a dispute with Israel over maritime gas resources, three Lebanese officials with knowledge of the negotiations told Reuters. Hochstein landed in Beirut on Monday at the invitation of the Lebanese government, which had objected to…

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Lebanese Protest Israel Vessel at Karish Gas Field

Hundreds of people and several lawmakers protested Saturday in southern Lebanon against Israel moving a gas production vessel into an offshore field partly claimed by Beirut. The demonstration comes just days before the US envoy mediating maritime border talks between the two neighbors is expected in Lebanon, and after the…

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US Envoy to Visit Lebanon, Discuss Israel Maritime Talks

The United States will send an envoy to Lebanon next week to discuss the country's energy crisis and underscore Washington's hope that Beirut and Israel can reach a decision delimiting their maritime boundary, the State Department said on Friday. Amos Hochstein, the State Department's senior advisor for energy security, will…

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Arrival of Israeli gas installation reignites Lebanon maritime border dispute

An Israeli floating gas production unit arrived in the maritime zone disputed between Israel and Lebanon on Sunday – prompting the anger of the Lebanese government, especially as negotiations between the two countries on this dispute are at a standstill.

France 24

US Envoy Expected to Visit Beirut Next Week over Israel Gas Dispute

A US mediator will visit Beirut next week to discuss a dispute over a maritime border with Israel, Lebanese parliament Speaker Nabih Berri said on Tuesday, according to a parliament source and local media. US envoy Amos Hochstein will visit on Sunday or Monday, Berri told a parliamentary session in…

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US envoy expected to visit Beirut next week over Israel gas dispute

A U.S. mediator will visit Beirut next week to discuss a dispute over a maritime border with Israel, Lebanese Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri said on Tuesday, according to a parliament source and local media.

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Lebanon to invite US to mediate Israel maritime border talks

Lebanese officials agree to invite US senior energy adviser Amos Hochstein to Beirut to mediate dispute with Israel.

The Independent UK

Lebanon urges US envoy to end maritime dispute with Israel

The Lebanese government is inviting a U.S. envoy mediating between Lebanon and Israel over their disputed maritime border to return to Beirut as soon as possible to work out an agreement amid rising tensions along the border

Reuters

Lebanon invites U.S. envoy to Beirut to discuss maritime dispute with Israel

Lebanon's president has agreed to invite U.S. envoy Amos Hochstein to Beirut to continue negotiations over the demarcation of its southern maritime border with Israel, the office of the Lebanese caretaker prime minister said on Monday.

The Independent UK

As gas prices soar, Biden leans toward visiting Saudi Arabia

President Joe Biden is leaning towards making a visit to Saudi Arabia — a trip that would likely bring him face-to-face with the Saudi crown prince he once shunned as a killer

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Two senior U.S. officials visited Saudi Arabia for talks this week

Two senior U.S. officials visited Saudi Arabia this week for talks that included global energy supplies, Iran and other regional issues, the White House said on Thursday.

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Lebanon Asks US to Continue Border Demarcation Mediation

Lebanon called on the United States to continue its mediation efforts to complete the maritime border demarcation negotiations with Israel in the light of observations made by the Lebanese Technical Committee on the proposal of US mediator Amos Hochstein. The Lebanese Technical Committee has met to discuss a proposal submitted…

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US Pointman for Lebanese-Israeli Maritime Border Talks Conducts Shuttle Diplomacy

Lebanon has shown great optimism regarding the path of maritime border negotiations with Israel after the US Senior Adviser on Global Energy Security Amos Hochstein has conveyed "new ideas" to Lebanese officials. Negotiations had witnessed a breakthrough but then stumbled into a stalemate before Hochstein returned to the Lebanese capital,…

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