France "took note" on Friday of the hydrocarbon exploration agreement in Libyan waters signed with Turkey.

The British group Energean has announced the start of tests to connect the Karish offshore gas platform to Israeli territory.

The Egyptian and Greek foreign ministers have deemed "illegal" the memorandum of exploration for hydrocarbons in Libyan waters.

The German Minister of the Economy deplored on Wednesday the "astronomical" prices demanded by the countries "friends" of Germany, the United States in the lead.

The head of the Libyan government based in Tripoli, Abdelhamid Dbeibah, has defended his agreement to explore for hydrocarbons in Libyan waters signed with Turkey and criticized by his political rivals and countries in the region.

Despite Hezbolla's threats, the Israeli government is staying the course and asserting its rights to exploit Karish in its territorial waters.

Lebanon is close to reaching an agreement with Israel over their disputed waters containing offshore oil deposits

The Ugandan Minister of Energy described on Tuesday as "inappropriate" a resolution of the European Parliament against a mega-project of TotalEnergies.

Lebanon is expected to give its response on Tuesday to a US proposal to settle its maritime border dispute with Israel.

Libya and Turkey have signed an agreement for hydrocarbon exploration in Libyan waters three years a maritime delimitation agreement.

Germany will form a joint team with Denmark and Sweden to investigate leaks in the Nord Stream pipelines.

The protection of the EU's critical infrastructure after the sabotage of the Nord Stream gas pipelines will be discussed next week.

Norway has accepted French, German and British military contributions to secure its oil sector.

Israeli Prime Minister Yair Lapid welcomed the proposal of the American mediator for maritime demarcation between Lebanon and Israel.

The French and German governments want to "combine all efforts to bring down energy prices" in Europe.

Following the sabotage of the Nord Stream gas pipelines, the Kremlin suspects "the involvement" of a foreign state but does not name a particular country.

NATO on Thursday denounced "deliberate, reckless and irresponsible" acts of sabotage committed against the Nord Stream gas pipelines.

Sabotage is the preferred explanation for the Nord Stream leaks. The United States is calming the game. They are waiting for the results of the investigation before making a decision. They say they are ready to support Europe in this.

In the Baltic Sea, a fourth leak has been identified above the Nord Stream gas pipelines targeted by alleged sabotage.

After Nord Stream, Norway fears sabotage. Europe's largest gas supplier is strengthening security around its oil and gas facilities.

After two explosions affecting Nord Stream, the theory of sabotage is favored and the hypotheses are multiplying.

Russian diplomatic spokeswoman asks Biden to say whether the US is behind the Nord Stream leaks.

According to the Kremlin, it is "stupid and absurd" to suspect Russia of being behind the massive leaks detected after explosions affecting the Nord Stream gas pipelines.

The inspection of the Nord Stream pipelines that were deliberately damaged by explosions will not be possible for one to two weeks.

The Nord Stream pipelines were both hit by spectacular leaks preceded by underwater explosions.