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Read MoreLebanon officially kicked off Friday the prequalification process for oil companies to bid on offshore gas exploration, with Energy Minister Gebran Bassil promising to start the drilling in 2015.
Bassil, who was speaking at a news conference at the Energy and Water Ministry along with the members of the Petroleum Administration, said that interested firms can apply for the prequalification round through March 28.