TotalEnergies has signed an agreement with Lebanon to obtain an offshore exploration permit in the eastern Mediterranean next to a block where it has started exploration, the French oil and gas supermajor said on Friday. TotalEnergies, as the operator and holder of 35% in the permit, and its partners Eni (35%) and QatarEnergy (30%) have signed the agreement with the Lebanese government to enter Block 8 exploration permit. Block 8 is located west of Block 9, where TotalEnergies drilled for potential resources in 2023. “Although…