Lebanon warns Israel after FPSO arrives in contested waters
The Lebanese president's office issued a warning to Israel on June 5 that it would treat any activities in their disputed maritime territory as "a provocation and a hostile act," following the arrival of a floating production and offloading (FPSO) vessel that will be used to develop the Karish gas field in the contested zone.
The 1.4 trillion-ft3 Karish field is due to enter production in the third quarter of this year. Project operator Energean said on June 6 that it expected to commission the FPSO, which has arrived from Singapore to exploit the deposit, within three or four months.
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However, the field lies in waters that Lebanon says are disputed. The government in Beirut on June 6 called on the US to mediate maritime border talks between the two countries. Israel claims that the field is within its exclusive economic zone.