{
  "id": 9761053,
  "title": "TotalEnergies to start exploration on Block 9 after Israel-Lebanon maritime accord",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/25/totalenergies-to-start-exploration-on-block-9-after-israel-lebanon-9761053",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-09-25T11:17:12.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The National Business",
    "slug": "the-national-business",
    "url": "https://www.thenationalnews.com/mena/lebanon/2022/11/15/europe-energy-giants-to-search-for-gas-in-mediterranean-after-lebanon-israel-maritime-deal/"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "France's TotalEnergies and its Italian partner Eni have signed a \"framework agreement\" with Israel, to implement the maritime boundary accord that was agreed between Israel and Lebanon last month. In Lebanon, TotalEnergies is the operator of the exploration Block 9, and holds a 60 per cent interest, alongside its partner Eni's 40 per cent, the companies said on Tuesday. Lebanon and Israel, who…",
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      {
        "outlet": "The National UAE",
        "title": "TotalEnergies to start exploration on Block 9 after Israel-Lebanon maritime accord",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/25/totalenergies-to-start-exploration-on-block-9-after-israel-lebanon",
        "published": "2026-09-25T11:17:12.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}