Summary
Speaker Nabih Berri warned Wednesday that Israel may deplete Lebanon's potential offshore oil and gas reserves after the Jewish state awarded exploration licenses near Lebanon's Block 9 .
Eni, France's Total and Russia's Novatek form the consortium that is expected to begin exploration of Lebanon's offshore oil and gas reserves later this year, after signing exploration and production agreements for Block 9 as well as Block 4 .
Block 9 borders Israel's maritime zone and includes waters claimed by both countries.
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