Directorate General of Oil

General Director - Eng. Auror Feghali 

1. Laboratory Testing
2. Laboratory TestingGas PipeLine Network
3. Zahrani Oil Installations - Oil Storage & Distribution
4. Tripoli Oil Installations - Oil Storage & Distribution
5. Euro-Arab Mashreq Gas Market Project

Laboratory Testing

The Directorate of Laboratories is responsible for the management of the laboratories comprising ‘The Tripoli and Zahrani Oil Installations’. The individual laboratories are:

            - The Tripoli Oil Laboratory (TOIL)

            - The Zahrani Oil  Laboratory (ZOIL)
            - The Central Oil Laboratory in Beirut (COIL)

The Government of Lebanon has approved all three laboratories for testing the quality of the petroleum-based products that are imported into the country. Such work benefits everyone one who uses a car, or a truck, or a plane, or who generates power in Lebanon. High quality petroleum products reduce noxious emissions and extend the life of machinery and power plants.

The labs are empowered to undertake such services for both public and private sector customers across all regions of Lebanon. Valued customers include the Lebanese Army, the Ministry of Economy & Trade, the Lebanese Customs and all importing companies within the private oil and power sectors. The triple laboratory structure brings significant benefits. For example, results can be verified within Lebanon rather than in a third party country and speed of analysis is vital to reduce demurrage costs on customers. The laboratories work around the clock when required to deliver the results.  

Services:

Petroleum Testing

The Laboratories test the entire range of refined petroleum products and fuels including:
            - Jet kerosene
            - Gasoline
            - Diesel (domestic and automotive)
            - Fuel oil
            - Residual fuel oil
            - Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG)
            - Biodiesel
            - Asphalt (various grades).

All petroleum testing follows ASTM, ISO, IP and other recognized test methods and protocols . Highly qualified personnel run each of the three laboratories and use the latest equipment in the petroleum testing industry. Periodically, new equipment is purchased to follow changing specifications and internationally acceptable testing regimes. Being a trusted body in Lebanon, our laboratories are well-placed and well-located to offer a full range of quality testing services on petroleum products.

Future Development Plans:

The Directorate of Laboratories has long-advocated that the testing methods employed be operated to the highest international standard. The laboratories have regularly participated in correlation competency schemes guided by internationally-recognized bodies such as BP (British Petroleum) and the IIS (Institute of Interlaboratory Studies). The trust of our customers continues to be of paramount importance. With this in mind, our laboratories are currently working towards achieving  ISO 17025 accreditation. This particular international standard embraces the standard of management, personnel, equipment and methods & procedures used by each of the labs. This accreditation has been sponsored by Qualeb phase III program through MOU signed on April 2013 between the Ministry of Energy and Water, and Ministry of Economy aand Trade, funded by the EU and is expected to be completed by mid 2014.

Gas PipeLine Network

Lebanese Gas Pipeline 24" In Tripoli Oil Installations

The Lebanese gas pipeline 24” and its components are considered as a vital lifeline for improving the economic development in Lebanon and trough it, Deir Ammar power plant is being supplied with the alternative power, the natural gas that provides the Lebanese country with a significant financial and economic welfare.It also improves the performance of machinery and equipment and preserves the environment and public safety. The gas pipeline 24” found in the installations is considered as the first infrastructure in the field of machinery, equipment and pipelines since the project of this pipeline 24” is said to have in the future wide extensions along the Lebanese coast in order to supply the entire electricity plants and the different industrial factories with the alternative power, the natural gas, which also increases energy prices in different factories in Lebanese.

The Components of the Lebanese Gas Pipeline Project 

The Lebanese gas pipeline consists of the following parts:

1-  Gas pipeline 24” is 30 km long, extending from the Lebanese-Syrian border through Addabosiya to the Tripoli installations connected to the wide network (the Arab Gas Pipeline) through the Syrian network and the Jordanian network coming from the Egyptian network via El Arish.

2-   The pipeline is equipped with a cathodic protection through four stations along the line course, in addition to the solar energy which nourishes the cathodic protection.

3-  The pipeline is equipped with an optical cable which transmits all signals and required information between stations for work facilitation.

4-   The pigging launcher station

The Lebanese gas pipeline is equipped, on the Lebanese-Syrian borders, with the pigging launcher station which is used to sweep and clean the pipeline and to insert nitrogen in order to launch gas. We use this station for the maintenance and the operations of the pipeline.

5-   Measuring Station in the Installation

The gas launched from Syria through the gas pipeline 24”, is being received in the station of filtration and measurement in the installation where the quantities of gas are being controlled and filtered, in addition to calculating quantities and controlling quality.

The maximum power for the process of filtration and measurement in the station is:

250.000 m3/h, which is equivalent to 6.000.000 m3/day

6-  Pipeline 10” from the installations to Deir Ammar power plant

- The length of pipeline 10” is approx. 1.3 km. It is equipped with the pigging launcher and pigging receiver. This line is used for transmitting the natural gas from the installation - the measurement and filtration station, to the station of reducing pressure in Deir Ammar power plant.

7-   The station of reducing pressure in Deir Ammar power Plant

- This station consists of filtration and measurement equipments and boilers by which the temperature of gas is being raised, and thus, the pressure can be reduced through the station of reducing pressure.  This process is also required to supply the turbine units in Deir Ammar Plant with the natural gas in accordance with the following characteristics:

            - Quantity: 2.500.000

            - Pressure: 19.50

            - Temperature: 15° C

- The maximum power for launching gas through the station of reduction is 105.000 m3/hr, which is equivalent to approx. 2.500.00 m3/day within the permanent capability. This quantity is sufficient for activating Deir Ammar Plant turbine no.2. 

- Power required for every turbine: 50.000 * 24 = 1.200.000 m3/day.

- Total power required for every turbine no.2: 2.400.000 m3/day.

- Power of Deir Ammar Plant for electricity:  450 MW.

8-  The construction of the Lebanese pipeline gas started on 2003 and ended on 2007. It was activated on 2009 after completing all required experiments, in cooperation with the Egyptian Company for Natural Gas-GASCO. Then, on 8/9/2009, the gas was launched into the pipeline and on 11/11/2009 the pipeline was perpetually run.

9-  The Ministry and the Installation Plan  

Zahrani Oil Installations - Oil Storage & Distribution

Zahrani Oil Installations Shore Control  Area (for loading and discharging operation) Consists of:

Pump house of three booster pumps in operation for unloading (discharging) tankers at a rate of 1000 MT per hour if the cargo pump discharge rate of the tankers reach 100 PSI.

Utilities

One  (1) water well at a depth of 880 ft quipped with two pumps (1 electric driven pump of 140 gpm capacity put in service in year 2006 , 1 diesel driven pump of 400gpm capacity put in service in year 2007 . and each pump discharges water to the water tank at tank farm (380 ft above sea level high).

TANK FARM

22 tanks with floating roofs have the capacity of 4.5 million barrels (approx 550,000M.T) these tanks are located 370 ft above sea level.

These tanks are devided as follows.

These tanks are devided as follows.

 Loading racks area consists of twelve loading plat forms distributed as follows: 

Tripoli Oil Installations - Oil Storage & Distribution

Tripoli Oil Installations contains 23 tanks for Fuel Oil and Gas Oil

These tanks are distributed as follows:

Gas Oil Tanks

Fuel Oil Tanks

Euro -Arab Mashreq Gas Market project

Overall Objective:

Contribute to the integration of the gas markets of Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon and Syria (Arab Gas Pipeline) in view of creating a regional internal gas market to be integrated with the EU internal gas market.

Specific Objectives:

To elaborate a Gas Master Plan for the region and encourage network development, to accompany the legislative harmonization and legislative preparatory actions for regulatory market reform in view of facilitating the creation of a competitive and efficient Mashreq gas market to be integrated to the EU natural gas market when conditions permit and to transfer know-how and expertise to the beneficiary countries.

Project Results:

A: Gas Master Plan for the region and network development.

B: Facilitate legislative harmonization and legislative preparatory actions for regulatory reforms in view of creating a competitive and efficient Euro-Mashreq gas market.

C: Transfer of know-how and expertise to the beneficiary countries.

Project Activities:

A: Elaborate a Gas Master Plan for the Region and Encourage Network Development.

B: Harmonization of Legislation and Legal Advice for Regulatory Reforms that Facilitate the   Creation of the Euro-Arab Mashreq Gas Market.

C: Transfer of Know-How and Expertise.

Draft law issued under Decree No. 6821 of 12/28/19730 defining the functions and staffing of the Ministry of Industry and Oil

Decree No. 7294 dated 3/1/1974 (defining the tasks of the administrative units in the staff of the General Directorate of Oil, Technical Affairs Authority.

Decree No. 5509 dated 08/11/1994 (general regulatory conditions for liquid petroleum derivatives complexes, transport tanks, distribution stations, and for storing and packing liquefied fuels (butane and propane gas

In the owners of the Ministry of Industry and Oil) in support of Decree No. 7294 issued on March 1, 1974 - (J.R. No. 21)

Article 1:  Defining the tasks of the administrative units of the General Directorate of Oil as follows:

1- The Diwan Authority:

The tasks and powers stipulated in the laws and regulations in force, especially the Legislative Decree No. 111 of June 12 1959, and Decree No. 2894 of December 16, 1959.

2- Department of Economic and Financial Affairs:

• Studying the country's needs for oil and its derivatives, gathering information and documents related to the oil industry, and proposing to take the necessary measures to secure the country's need for liquid fuels and oil derivatives.
• Study the development of the economics of oil and petrochemicals.
• Preparing the studies and research necessary to draw up the state's policy in the field of oil affairs and laying down long-term plans to develop the oil industry in Lebanon and supply the country with petroleum products, in cooperation with the Technical Affairs Department.
• Express an opinion on granting import and export licenses for petroleum products of all kinds.
• Study the oil laws, regulations and agreements from the economic and financial point of view and propose the necessary amendments to them according to the requirements of need.
• Preparing a library that includes economic, financial and technical references related to oil affairs.
• Collecting statistics on the production and consumption of crude oil and its derivatives and laying down graphs accordingly.
• Monitor liquid fuel and liquid gas distribution companies and stations selling these products in order to secure the needs of domestic consumption.
• A proposal to set a minimum reserve.
• Checking the accounts of the refineries, studying the cost of producing refined materials, and preparing tables for comparison with the cost of production abroad.
• Following up on the development of crude oil prices, crude oil products and oil products abroad.
• Implementation of the independent liquid fuel fund systems.
• Checking the calculation of the revenues from the passage of crude oil and its export.
• Study the tax and financial issues related to refined petroleum products. 

3- Technical Affairs Authority:

• Monitor the operations of pipelines and facilities for transporting and exporting crude oil and in fulfillment of agreements.
• Monitoring and counting the quantities of crude oil passing through the Lebanese territories, the quantities delivered to the local refineries, and referring the statistical tables to the Department of Economic and Financial Affairs.
• Monitor oil refineries and their production, prepare statistical tables in this regard and refer them to the Department of Economic and Financial Affairs.
• Monitor the operations of liquid gas filling and storage centers.
• Preparing studies and proposals for product specifications and submitting them to the Lebanese Standards Institution.
• Attention to environmental pollution issues with oil and its derivatives.
• Implementing systems for searching and exploring for oil and minerals and preparing long-term programs to develop research and exploration for oil and mineral resources.
• He studied search and exploration requests for oil and minerals and suggested granting licenses related to them.
• Proposing and developing technical studies on oil related agreements.
• Setting studies on laws and regulations related to oil affairs from the technical point of view and proposing the necessary amendments to them according to the requirements of need.

4- Mission of the Technical Department:

• Examine the files related to the application for a license to establish and invest in factories for storing and filling LPG material that are received directly from the Ministry of Industry and the relevant stakeholders, to express approval, or lack thereof, for the aforementioned construction and investment license.
• Examining the files related to the application for licensing the establishment and investment of centers for storing and packing liquid fuels received directly from the governors, and expressing approval, or lack thereof, for licensing construction and investment. The approval of the Ministry of Energy and Water - General Directorate of Oil is mandatory according to Decree 94/5509.
• The Technical Affairs Authority studies companies' requests, as local monitoring companies approved and recognized by the Ministry of Energy and Water, based on Memorandum No. / 14 / dated 12/26/1992 and its amendments issued by the Minister of Industry and Oil.
• Pursuing the letters of guarantee deposited with the Ministry of Energy and Water, in order to ensure the proper implementation of the work of the approved monitoring companies.
• Giving the initial approval for the manufacture of oil derivative tanks, and giving the final approval to the request of the concerned parties to register the tanks with the Vehicle and Equipment Registration Authority, based on the inspection certificate and the detailed inspection report issued by the Industrial Research Institute in Beirut.
• Approval of changing the destination of using tanks of derivatives from material to material at the oil companies operating in Lebanon.

Article Two: This decree shall be published and notified where needed.

Baabda, 1 March 1974

Issued by the President of the Republic
Signed: Suleiman Franjieh

The Prime Minister
Signed: Taqi al-Din al-Solh

Minister of Industry and Oil
Signature: Tawfiq Assaf

From the first and second classes

Decree No. 5509 dated 11/8/1994

Distribution stations of petroleum derivatives above the surface of the earth

7/1 - Definition

7/2 - location

7/3 - Classification of stations                                         

3/7/1 - First category stations

7/3/2 - Second Category Stations

7/4 - Conditions of the property

7/5 - Focusing inside the station

7/6 - Technical conditions

7/7 - Public Safety

7/8 - Preserving the Environment

7/9 - Firefighting

1/7 - Definition: The name of a liquid fuel station is given to all constructions in which motor vehicles are supplied with liquid fuels by means of fixed distribution devices connected to tanks buried under the surface of the earth.

7/2 - Location: liquid fuel distribution stations are established above the surface of the earth, provided that no residential, commercial or industrial building shall be topped them.

7/3 - Classification of stations: The liquid fuel distribution stations are classified into two categories:

7/3/1 Stations of the first category:

In this category, the following conditions must be met:

7/3/1/1 1- The area of ​​the property must not be less than 500 square meters, and the façade on the public road should not be less than 30 meters.

In the event that the station is focused on a corner of two or more streets, one of the facades must not be less than 30 meters.

7/3/1/2 It is not permitted to store total quantities of liquid fuels exceeding 125,000 liters.

7/3/1/3 The necessary equipment must be available for washing, cleaning, lubricating and replacing automatic vehicle oil.

7/3/1/4 A public vacancy house number 2 must be constructed.

In this category of stations, the following activities are permitted:

• Selling liquid gas bottles with a capacity of 10 kg, provided that their stock does not exceed 20 bottles per day, and these flasks must be stored on the ground floor, in a place at the level of the external surface of the earth, with full ventilation, and at a distance of not less than 10 meters from the distribution devices and the place of filling.  
• Repair and sale of automatic tires.
• Investment garage for automatic vehicles.
• Selling spare parts and all automotive supplies.
• Create and invest a mini-market under the following conditions: 
  • A building with a ground floor only, the area of ​​which does not exceed 50 square meters, provided that it does not conflict with the laws of urban planning.
  • This building is at least ten meters away from the station equipment and is equipped with a side entrance and a private car park for at least four vehicles.
  • It is forbidden in this store to sell any goods or food that are not canned or not packaged.
  • It is prohibited to use any equipment or equipment that generates an open flame.

7/3/2 second class stations:

In this category, the following conditions must be met:

7/3/2/1 The area of ​​the property must not be less than 200 square meters, with an interface on the main road of not less than 20 meters.

7/3/2/2 It is not permitted to store a total amount of liquid fuel exceeding 75,000 liters, provided that the capacity of one tank does not exceed 25,000 liters.

7/3/2/3 Two public vacant houses must be constructed. 

 7/4 - Real Estate Conditions: 

7/4/1: It is forbidden to establish a liquid fuel distribution station at a distance of less than 50 meters from public buildings, schools, hospitals, amusement parks, places of worship, restaurants and cinemas. The above distance is calculated between the two nearest points of the two properties.

7/4/2 It is forbidden to establish a station on the road opposite a road branching from it, and in this case it is allowed to establish a fuel station provided that the first of it is 50 meters away plus half the width of the side road.

7/4/3 It is forbidden to establish a liquid fuel station before or after a high place or on a bend, so long as the view does not extend from it to a distance of more than a hundred meters at least in both directions. This distance is calculated by looking up along the axis of the road.

7/4/4 It is forbidden to establish a liquid fuel station on both sides of Sayyar Road (Autostrad).

7/4/5 It is only permissible to establish a liquid fuel station on a road branching from the highway with a private entrance and exit, provided that the front of the station is open only to the road branching from the highway.

 7/5 - Focusing inside the station:

7/5/1 The building of the station is established in accordance with the general laws for civil planning, provided that the building does not exceed two floors only: a ground floor used for all businesses permitted to be practiced in the station, and a first floor used for offices for the management of the station and rooms for workers' rest.

7/5/2 It is forbidden to concentrate liquid fuel tanks within the legal retreat, and in all cases, the distance between the tanks and the boundaries of the station property must not be less than 2.5 meters, and the legal retraction is considered the boundaries of the property.

7/5/3 The liquid fuel distribution devices, whether fixed on the surface of the ground or suspended from the roof of the sun or canopy, shall be concentrated at a distance of not less than 3 meters from the limits of the required retreat from the side of the station façade and at a distance of not less than 2.5 meters from the borders of the neighbor's property. That these distances do not conflict with the laws of urban planning.

7/5/4 It is only permissible in each base or island to concentrate two dispensers with two hoses each or four dispensers with one hose.

7/5/5 5- A distance of not less than 7 meters must be secured between two distribution bases centered on two parallel lines.                                                              

7/5/6 A distance of not less than 6 meters must be secured between two distribution bases concentrated in one row.

7/5/7 It is necessary to secure a passage for automatic vehicles with a width of at least 3 meters, starting from the wall of the base of the distribution device for each party approved to supply vehicles to the vehicles.

7/5/8 A distance of not less than two meters must be secured between two dispensers centered on one row.

7/5/9- The solar system or umbrella is established according to the laws of urban planning, whether it is made of concrete reinforced from steel.

7/5/10- Each station shall have an entrance and exit for automatic vehicles with a width of not less than 6 meters for the first category and 4 meters for the second category.

7/5/11- The station supply center shall be established, including the tanker station at the inner end of the property, at a distance of not less than 5 meters from the entrances and exits of the station, from the passages of automatic vehicles, the distribution equipment and the boundaries of the property.

7/5/12- The legal retraction of the front of the station is allocated to the establishment of a greenhouse flower garden, and it is therefore strictly prohibited to use this retraction for the passage or stopping of motor vehicles.

  7/6 - Technical conditions

7/6/1 - The tanks shall be concentrated in a pit under the surface of the earth with a floor and walls of reinforced concrete treated with materials preventing splash and leakage, and these walls must bear the pressure of the external soil.

7/6/2 The tank shall be firmly fixed at a height of not less than 10 cm from the floor of the pit.

7/6/3 A gap of at least 30 cm must be provided between the walls of the hole and the sides of the tank.

7/6/4 The space around the tank and up to the roof of the slab is filled with sand or fine gravel.

7/6/5 This hole is covered with a reinforced concrete slab at a distance of not less than 30 cm from the surface of the tank.

7/6/6: Make the tank:

• • Steel sheets with a thickness of not less than 4 mm, and painted on the outside with materials that prevent rust and corrosion.
• • And fiberglass reinforced in accordance with the specifications specified in ASTM, ASME .

7/6/7 The reservoir, before being buried with sand or fine gravel, is subjected to a pneumatic or water pressure check to ensure its strength and the absence of any leakage or hinges, and this pressure must not be less than 0.1 MPa for a period of ten minutes.

7/6/8 This examination is carried out by the Industrial Research Institute or by a specialized and accredited company, provided that an official certificate with the results of the examination is issued and submitted to the competent authorities.

7/6/9- The steel pipes that secure the withdrawal of oil derivatives from the reservoirs to the distribution equipment are concentrated under the surface of the earth, and they are coated with anti-rust and corrosion materials, and a slope of at least 2% is secured for them as of the center of the distribution devices.

7/6/10- Reinforced fiberglass tubes can be used according to specifications 2310-2996-2992-ASTM-D .

7/6/11- The concentrated derivatives extraction pipeline inside the tank must rise at a distance of not less than 7 cm from the bottom of the tank in order to avoid the withdrawal of petroleum derivatives deposits.

7/6/12- Each tank shall be equipped from the top with a cleaning hatch with a diameter of at least 56 cm, and the height of its neck no more than 12 cm, and it is closed with a tight cover.

7/6/13- Each tank shall be equipped with an opening to measure the amount of fuel stored by a probe made of a special metal that does not generate a spark upon friction. Note that any advanced device acceptable to the Lebanese authorities can be adopted to measure the quantity of the stock.

7/6/14- Each tank shall be equipped with a special hatch to conduct a pressure check.

7/6 / 15 equips each tank pipe ventilation connected to a double valve diameter of not less than 3 cm and at least the highest high point in the construction of the station connects this tube outlet earthing and working tip toward the ground and focuses on the cover of the fabric of a metal party ( DEMISTER ) Rustless.

7/6/16- All tank openings and supply pipelines are tightly closed by special screw caps that do not generate spark when friction and are closed with a key.

7/6/17- A slab of each tank is created with an opening with a side equal to approximately 40 cm. In this hole, all openings returning to the tank (intake valve opening, filling hole, measuring hole) are made of steel door and sides of this hatch with a thickness that bears the weight of motor vehicles Also, its floor is treated with materials that prevent splashing and leakage, and necessary precautions are taken to prevent water from seeping into it.

7/6/18- All plant buildings are constructed with non-combustible equipment and materials, and thus wood and plastics (plastic) are prohibited.

7/6/19- The price of each type of liquid fuel inside the dispenser must be stated on the basis of the price of one liter.

7/6/20- The distribution devices are focused on a reinforced concrete base with a height of not less than 30 cm, and obstacles arise around the distribution devices to protect them from collision.

7/6/21- An iron plate shall be fixed by welding, in the slot hole, with the following information: the name of the company that manufactured the tank, the date of manufacture, the thickness of the steel, the nominal capacity, the dimensions of the tank, the name of the examining company and the date of the examination.

 7/7 - Public Safety:

7/7/1 - In order to ensure public safety, the following conditions must be adhered to during the process of discharging liquid fuels from the tanker into the station's tanks.

7/7/2 The unloading area is isolated by mobile barriers two meters away from it, and it is considered a dangerous area throughout the unloading process.      

7/7/3 The driver must stop the tanker towards the exit of the station, and he must stop the engine for the duration of the unloading process.

7/7/4 The driver must stop the front of the tank at a distance of not less than two meters from the nozzle for filling the tanks, and place supports in front and behind at least one rear wheel.

7/7/5 Throughout this process, the driver must be present with a worker from the station near the tanker to monitor the unloading process, ensure public safety in the vicinity, and quickly intervene in emergency situations. Therefore, on this site, he focuses on two extinguishers with a capacity of 6 kg.

7/7/6 It is mandatory that the station must be closed during the supply process in the event that there is not enough space for the tanker and the supply center, according to the above.

7/7/7 It is forbidden to pass power lines pipelines inside the reservoir pits.

7/7/8 The filling hose head shall be provided with a rubber device that tightly closes the mouth of the vehicle's tank to prevent the derivatives vapors from escaping.

7/7/9- It is strictly forbidden to extend the filling hose on the ground to avoid the passage of motor vehicles over it.

7/7/10- The packing worker or the vehicle driver must be near the vehicle filling mouth throughout the supply process.

7/7/11 - It is announced inside the station and in several apparent places that the engine must be stopped and any flame extinguished, or before the start of the motorized vehicle supply process.

7/7/12- No smoking signs are placed in several visible places.

7/7/13- Each station is provided with a first aid kit.

7/7 / 14- Every station owner must take out insurance against all risks: fire, civil liability, liability towards third parties, traffic accidents and work emergencies, provided that insurance coverage is not less than the amounts determined periodically by the responsible authorities.

7/7/15- The tanks should be cleaned of oil deposits when needed, and their resistance to compression must be examined at least once a year to ensure the strength of the reservoirs and the absence of any leakage or seepage.

7/7/16- It is forbidden to replace the destination of using the reservoir before obtaining an official license from the Ministry of Energy and Water - General Directorate of Oil.

 7/8 - Preserving the Environment 

7/8 / 1- The exit and entrance of the station should not obstruct the flow of winter water on the roadsides.

7/8/2 Each station must be equipped with a special SEPARATEUR pit to separate the car wash water and the station cleaning water from oil derivatives before being discharged into the absorption pit.

7/8/3 It is forbidden to put used oils, waste grease and oil materials of all kinds in nature, in the absorption pit or in the public sewer, but must be collected in special containers and disposed of in a way that does not contradict the content of Decree 8735 of 08/23/1974 aimed at the governorate On public cleanliness under penalty of penalties stipulated in this decree.

7/8/4 Solid and contaminated waste must be collected in containers or centers that are immune to leakage.

 7/9 - Firefighting

7/9/1 - Throughout the working hours of the station, there is an official trained by the civil defense on preventive measures and fire fighting operations.

7/9/2 Each station shall be provided, in easy-to-reach places, with a quantity of dry sand of a cubic meter, placed in two boxes with a capacity of half a cubic meter, and near them are two sand flushers.

7/9/3 Each station is equipped with a number of manual fire extinguishers at a rate of two extinguishers for each filling hose, the capacity of each extinguisher is 6 kg. The unloading area is also equipped with two extinguishers, each with a capacity of 6 kg.

7/9/4 Each station of the first category shall be provided with a chemical extinguisher on a 50 kg cart.

7/9/5 Each station of the second category shall be provided with a chemical extinguisher on a 50 kg cart.

7/9/6 The shops inside the station are equipped with the appropriate number of manual fire extinguishers at the rate of an extinguisher of 6 kg per 20 square meters.

7/9 / 7- All fire extinguishers are kept in good condition and periodically inspected by a specialized company.                    

The application is submitted to the preservation secretariat to keep three copies accompanied by the following documents and information:

1. The name of the license applicant with a copy of his identity card, his address and his place of residence, and if the applicant for the license is a company then a copy of its commercial broadcast
2. The location of the station construction, the property number, the street and the locality.
3. Maps: 
   - An area map of 1/500 scale showing the station's location with respect to stations and stores that sell and distribute liquid fuels in neighboring properties within the minimum distances specified in Article 11 of Decree 79/2289, and roads, junctions, public buildings, theaters, cinemas, religious buildings and schools within 150 meters At least, provided that this map includes all the approved and noted plans on the property, accompanied by a planning statement from the civil organization, dating back no more than two months. 
   - The maps required to obtain a building permit with a section map of 1/100 scale showing the building and distribution devices with underground tanks, road surface boundaries and pavement.
   - A detailed map on a scale of 1/100 showing the entire contents of the building, indicating the locations of the distribution and extensions devices, air pressure devices, work machines, entrances and exits, the location of tanks and sanitary installations.                                     
   - A section map showing the thickness of the tanks, how they are made, and ensuring their durability to bear the amount of fuel stored in them.
4. Clearance from the municipality for the property.
5. A real estate clearance related to the property granted by the competent departments in the governorate, the date of which does not go back more than one year.
6. An official document proving the legality of the real estate works (title deed, real estate attestation, lease contract, contract agreement).
7. An affidavit of planning and classification from the technical departments in urban planning.
8. A receipt from the treasury proving the payment of the investigation expenses in the application ...

Distance condition:

The first paragraph of Article 11 of Decree No. 2289/1979 amended by Decree No. 394/1982, the provisions of which were re-enforced by Decree 6543 of 3/21/1995), subject to the provisions of Decree No. 13886 of 2/21/1970. The distance between a station that sells liquid fuel of the first class and between a station or shop for selling and distributing liquid fuels is less than / 800 / m (eight hundred meters). This distance may be reduced to 600 meters (six hundred meters) if the construction will take place in two different real estate areas.   

Floating Storage Regasification Unit (FSRU)

Ministry of Energy and Water – Lebanon Oil Installations launched in April 15, 2013 the RFP for a  Floating Storage Re-gasification Unit (FSRU) located in Beddawi area to supply the Power Plants with Natural Gas between the 13 pre-qualified companies.

This project is essential for Lebanon, since it will bring large savings to the electrical sector and a cleaner environment regarding the toxic gases emission.

Also this project will also supply Natural Gas to the coastal pipeline that will interconnect all coastal existing and future Power plants in addition to the industrial sector and city gas.

Pre-qualified companies are: 


BW Gas Ltd
Excelerate Energy UK Limited
Golar
Höegh LNG AS
Itochu
MISC Berhard
MITSUI & CO., LTD.
Mitsui OSK Bulk Shipping  (MOL)
Samsung C&T Corporation
SHELL
Teekay LNG/Larson Toubro
UniGas (Gulf Leighton L.L.C, Leighton Offshore PTR, Keppel Singapore
Waller Marine/Wartsila Hamworthy/buildum ventures