Caretaker Minister of Energy and Water, Dr. Walid Fayyad, met this morning with Qatari Minister of State for Energy Affairs and CEO of “QatarEnergy” Company, Engineer Saad bin Sherida Al-Kaabi, alongside the Executive Director of the French “Total Energy” Group, Engineer Patrick Pouyanne, and the Executive Director of the Italian “Eni Group” Company, Engineer Claudio Descalzi, within the framework of the long oil day organized by the Ministry of Energy.
In a statement issued by the Ministry’s media office, it indicated that “discussions touched on the cooperation between all parties to welcome Qatar’s joining as a third partner in Blocks 4 and 9 and to complete the drilling of the exploration well in Block No. 9 during the year 2023.”
At the end of the meeting, Minister Fayyad and his guests signed a symbolic model of the two exploration Blocks 4 and 9 before the delegation moved to complete the official signing process in the presence and patronage of Prime Minister Najib Mikati.
After meeting with PM Mikati, Ministers Fayyad and Al-Kaabi and the CEOs of Total Energy and Eni will hold a press conference, followed by a working luncheon in honor of the guests at the Grand Serail.
Source: National News Agency