Four years on, Syrian gas deal still haunts Lebanon Plans to secure regular energy supply remain little more than a pipe dream By Lysandra Ohrstrom Daily Star staff Monday, March 12, 2007
In July 2003, Lebanon signed a contract to start purchasing Syrian natural gas within two years, an agreement that had the potential to substantially reduce both Lebanon's reliance on oil imports and the state's inflated energy bill, but also to further entrench its dependence on its more powerful neighbor.
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