Lebanon’s Caretaker Energy and Water Minister Gebran Bassil announced that the date to submit bids to explore for gas in Lebanon has been extended from Nov. 4 to Dec. 10 after the Cabinet missed a deadline to pass two important decrees to demarcate the gas blocks.
Bassil, who was speaking at a news conference to explain the reasons for the delay in issuing the decrees, avoided blaming the president and the caretaker prime minister for this postponement.
The minister said the offshore gas blocks 1, 4, 5, 6 and 9 would be opened for bidding once the Cabinet held a session to pass the two decrees.
The Daily Star
5 September
