Official recordDecree No. 10289/2013 - Petroleum Activities Regulations
Legal characterComprehensive implementing regulation for offshore petroleum
Current readingOperative
Detailed upstream operations and approvals.
Why it matters
It is the working rulebook for operator obligations, approvals, reporting, resource management, facilities, HSE and decommissioning - not merely a policy statement.
Core provisions
The operative ideas to understand before reading the full text.
- 01
Details approvals and operator duties from reconnaissance through decommissioning.
- 02
Covers work programmes, data, measurement, resource management, facilities and reporting.
- 03
Sets technical, financial, health, safety and environmental requirements implementing Law 132.
Engineering lens
- Covers wells, facilities, measurement, reservoirs, HSE and decommissioning.
- Requires phase-specific technical submissions and approvals.
Economic and investment lens
- Defines recoverable activity controls and reporting interfaces.
- Compliance affects schedule, cost recovery and right-holder exposure.
From text to operation
Implementation gates
These conditions must be evidenced before treating the instrument as operational for a project, tariff or market transaction.
- 1Approved plans and programmes
- 2Competent operator systems
- 3Inspection, reporting and HSE compliance
Documented relationships
- This instrument supplies detailed implementing rules for OPR Law
- Linked instrument applies the regulatory framework through bids and contracts Licensing package
Primary sources
- Legislative Framework Lebanese Petroleum Administration · Publication date not stated · English · Accessed 16 August 2026Official consolidated overview; page has no stated publication date.