Berri Stresses to Hof Lebanon’s Commitment to Drilling for Oil
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Speaker Nabih Berri stressed on Thursday that Lebanon is committed to the drilling of oil within all of its maritime borders.
He said that “Lebanon is determined to invest in its petroleum and gas wealth.”
The speaker made his statements after holding talks with U.S. State Department special coordinator on Middle East affairs Frederick Hof, who voiced his country’s readiness to assist Lebanon in this mission.
Parliament had approved in 2010 a law that allows the country to explore its offshore oil and gas wealth.
In July 2011, a dispute erupted between Lebanon and Israel over the maritime borders between the two countries.
Israel had recently announced that it had reached an agreement with Cyprus to excavate for oil in the Mediterranean.
16 February 2012, 16:37
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Good for Lebanon but isn't there someone a bit more trustworthy to Sponsor the oil an gas project...I can imagine Berri salivating at the prospects of all the money is going to bag!
16 February 2012, 18:12
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No, We dont want to drill. The thieves in charge will just steal it all. We need a revolution... We need Berri, Jumblatt, Harriri, Geagea, Nasrallah, Aoun to all share the same cell geagea had before; that is the salvation for Lebanon
16 February 2012, 19:07
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To Berri: stop waffling about it and begin working.... Damn politicians. This dude wasn't even elected why is he in place again?
16 February 2012, 22:26
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Get yourself a good personal cut from the operation ya Berri. Fill your pockets before ASSad falls and you go with him.
17 February 2012, 00:21
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the filthy zionist media scum hallucinate that our new goverment is not doing anything about oil drilling while they had nothing against previous m14 goverments that really did nothing about oil drilling.
