A Total-led partnership that is set to spud the first ever wildcat off Lebanon in 2019 will most likely target Miocene sands that hold gas in structural traps rather than carbonates in higher risk stratigraphic traps, writes Iain Esau.
In February, the French supermajor, together with Eni and Novatek, secured blocks 4 and 9 in Lebanon’s first licensing round, the only acreage awarded.
