石油圈中國石化新聞網訊 據MENAFN網站9月23日貝魯特/迪拜報道，在首次出售海上能源勘探權前的數周，黎巴嫩議會通過了一項對石油作業收入征稅的法律。法國道達爾公司和美國?？松梨诠径急硎居幸庀蛸徺I勘探權。
據黎巴嫩國家通訊社報道，黎巴嫩議會的議員們在周二的投票中通過了這項石油稅法。本月早些時候，黎巴嫩石油管理局的一名成員扎哈比說，這項法律是潛在投標人參與5個海上地區勘探權計劃拍賣的基石。
扎哈比隨后說，為了使投標公司有更多時間了解這項新通過的石油稅法并組織投標，黎巴嫩當局將投標的截止日期從9月15日延長到了10月12日。該法律草案要求對石油作業收入征收20%的所得稅，外加一筆固定費用為500萬黎巴嫩鎊(3311美元)的印花稅。黎巴嫩國家通訊社沒有具體說明議會在通過該法律草案之前是否修改了這項草案。
在勘探東地中海石油和天然氣中落后于塞浦路斯、埃及和以色列的黎巴嫩，時下正在尋求開發本國的能源資產。
李峻 編譯自 Gulf News
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原文如下：
LEBANON PASSES OIL TAX LAW AHEAD OF FIRST ENERGY-RIGHTS AUCTION
MENAFN September 23, 2017 Beirut, Dubai
Lebanon’s parliament approved a law to tax revenue from oil operations, weeks before its first sale of offshore energy exploration rights to interested companies like Total SA and Exxon Mobil Corp.
Lawmakers approved the petroleum tax law in a vote on Tuesday, the state National News Agency reported. The law is a cornerstone for prospective bidders in the planned auction of rights to five offshore areas, Wissam Zahabi, a member of the Lebanese Petroleum Administration, said earlier this month.
Authorities extended the bidding deadline to October 12 from September 15 to give companies more time to understand the tax law and organise their bids, Zahabi said then. The draft law called for a 20 per cent income tax, along with a stamp-duty fee fixed at 5 million Lebanese pounds ($3,311). NNA didn’t specify if parliament amended the draft law before adopting it.
Lebanon is seeking to develop its energy assets after lagging behind Cyprus, Egypt and Israel in exploring for oil and natural gas in the eastern Mediterranean.
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