Consortium will start exploring disputed Block 9. Tillerson in Beirut. Talks to include maritime demarcation line disputes with Israel

The consortium of Total, ENI and Novatek, that won the tender to explore for oil and gas offshore, will drill an exploratory well in 'Block 9', 25 kilometers north of the southern border of the Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ), according to Stephane Michele, Chairman of Exploration and Production at Total Middle East and North Africa.

Michele said: "In 2019, we will begin by drilling the first well in Block 4, because we think it is most promising."

The consortium will then move to B...

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