Lebanese Prime Minister Najib Mikati and Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri visited the Transocean drilling rig, which arrived in Lebanese territorial waters a week ago, to start oil and gas exploration.
Today, Tuesday, August 22 (2023), the Lebanese Council of Ministers announced that government officials toured the drilling rig in Block 9 in Lebanese territorial waters to keep pace with the start of logistical work, according to a government statement on the “National” website.exeThis was seen by the specialized energy platform.
The Lebanese government delegation moved to the “Transocean” drilling platform in the southern waters, on board a helicopter belonging to the French company “Total Energy”, where it was briefed on the ongoing preparations to start drilling and exploration for oil and gas.
The tour was attended by Minister of Public Works and Transport Ali Hamiyah, Minister of Energy and Water Walid Fayyad, Director General of the Presidency of the Republic Antoine Choucair, Chairman of the Petroleum Administration Wissam Dahabi, and a delegation from the French company Total Energy.
Oil and gas exploration
The Speaker of the Lebanese Parliament, Nabih Berri, said that today’s visit is a “joy” for which the country has worked for many years, so that the framework agreement announced from Ain al-Tineh on October 1, 2020, will be achieved, hoping that a few months will not pass until God blesses Lebanon with flows.
The Lebanese Prime Minister and Parliament Speaker aboard the drilling rig – Photo courtesy of the Lebanese Cabinet
Nabih Berri explained that the oil and gas flows in Lebanon, which the Transocean drilling platform will extract, is the beginning of overcoming the economic crisis that the country and its people are experiencing, and also contributes to the Lebanese consensus on electing a president who will play his role, which will be the beginning of a political solution.
In turn, Prime Minister Najib Mikati said that Lebanon looks forward, on this occasion, that the coming days will bring good signs that will help it deal with the crises it is suffering from, according to the statements included in the statement, and which the specialized energy platform reviewed.
The Lebanese Prime Minister and Parliament Speaker aboard the drilling rig – Photo courtesy of the Lebanese Cabinet
Najib Mikati pointed out that what has been achieved so far is an achievement for the homeland and the Lebanese people who are patient with their ordeals, calling on the Lebanese to cooperate in the next stage to advance their country and stop the deterioration at all levels, explaining that the start of the “Transocean” work is a day for the homeland and a bright page in the country. the date.
Transocean mission in Lebanon
On August 16, 2023, the “Transocean” platform reached the Lebanese territorial waters, and headed to Block “9”, to start oil and gas exploration operations, in a move on which Beirut pinned great hopes to get it out of its current economic crisis.
Satellite images and ship tracking sites – monitored by the specialized energy platform – showed the movements of the drilling rig chartered by the French Total Energy company in the eastern Mediterranean off the coast of Lebanon, as it sailed towards the site designated to start drilling operations.
Transocean drilling rig
The exploration ship “Transocean” is stationed in block “9”, as it is scheduled to start immediately drilling for oil and gas once all logistical preparations are completed, as the Lebanese authorities have completed all necessary procedures and licenses to start exploration operations.
The ship’s team, who holds Norwegian and Scottish nationalities, will be provided with all the required coordinates for the planned drilling depth and location, and all geological and technical data, to start excavations as soon as possible, and shorten the required time.
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