黎巴嫩边境协议达成后,以色列允许 TotalEnergies 和埃尼集团在海上寻找天然气

该交易的重点是解决黎巴嫩近海第 9 区块的潜在天然气田争议,该区块延伸至以色列水域。TotalEnergies 是 9 号区块的运营商,拥有 60% 的权益。埃尼集团持股40%。

路透社

以色列已与 TotalEnergies SE 和 Eni SpA 签署了初步协议,允许能源公司在与黎巴嫩达成的具有里程碑意义的海上边界协议框架内开始勘探天然气。

黎巴嫩和以色列领导人上个月敲定了一项由美国斡旋的海上划界协议,为敌对国家带来了一定程度的和解。

该交易的重点是解决黎巴嫩近海第 9 区块的潜在天然气田争议,该区块延伸至以色列水域。TotalEnergies 是 9 号区块的运营商,拥有 60% 的权益。埃尼集团持股40%。

TotalEnergies 11 月 15 日表示,“9 号区块的合作伙伴将开始勘探已经确定的勘探区域,该勘探区域可能会延伸到 9 号区块以及最近建立的海上边界线以南的以色列水域。”

以色列能源部总干事利奥尔·席拉特(Lior Schillat)表示,该协议将“允许开发跨越敌国边界的天然气藏,这在全球能源市场上是一个不寻常的事件。”

能源部表示,如果发现商业数量,将签署最终的、更详细的安排。

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Israel Allows TotalEnergies, Eni to Search for Gas Offshore after Lebanon Border Deal

A focus of the deal was settling a dispute over a potential gas field in Lebanon’s offshore Block 9 that extends into Israeli waters. TotalEnergies is the operator of Block 9 with a 60% interest. Eni holds 40%.

Reuters

Israel has signed an initial agreement with TotalEnergies SE and Eni SpA that allows the energy companies to start exploring for natural gas within the framework of a landmark maritime border deal with Lebanon.

Lebanese and Israeli leaders last month finalized a U.S.-brokered maritime demarcation deal, bringing a measure of accommodation between the enemy states.

A focus of the deal was settling a dispute over a potential gas field in Lebanon’s offshore Block 9 that extends into Israeli waters. TotalEnergies is the operator of Block 9 with a 60% interest. Eni holds 40%.

“The Block 9 partners will initiate the exploration of an already identified prospect which might extend both in Block 9 and into Israel waters south of the recently established maritime borderline,” TotalEnergies said on Nov. 15.

Lior Schillat, director-general of Israel’s energy ministry, said the agreement would “allow the development of a gas reservoir that crosses the border between enemy states, an unusual event in the global energy market.”

A final, more detailed arrangement will be signed if commercial quantities are discovered, the energy ministry said.