Following the award of blocks 4 and 9 in December 2017, the consortium composed of Total E&P Liban SAL, Eni Lebanon B.V. and Novatek Lebanon SAL signed two Exploration and Production Agreements (EPA) in January 2019 allowing them to undertake exploration, development, production and decommissioning activities in the given blocks. The consortium started to exercise their rights and duties towards the State as stipulated in the contracts in preparation for exploration activities.
As part of the transparency requirements, the LPA disclosed the list of service companies (Subcontractors) and their Beneficial Owners during the execution of drilling activities related to the Exploration Well in Block 4 under the procurement page.