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Supermajor selects semisub for South Sidon well in Lebanon, as Beirut evaluates licensing round offers

Drill ready: TotalEnergies chief executive Patrick Pouyanne (right), Lebanon’s caretaker Energy Minister Walid Fayad (second right), QatarEnergy chief executive Saad al-Kaabi (second left), and Eni chief executive Claudio Descalzi attend a Block 9 signing in Beirut, Lebanon early this year.
Drill ready: TotalEnergies chief executive Patrick Pouyanne (right), Lebanon’s caretaker Energy Minister Walid Fayad (second right), QatarEnergy chief executive Saad al-Kaabi (second left), and Eni chief executive Claudio Descalzi attend a Block 9 signing in Beirut, Lebanon early this year.Photo: REUTERS/SCANPIX
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Published 20 July 2023, 08:50Updated 20 July 2023, 08:50