The Oilmen Are Coming

They’re smelling the gas, inspecting the place and preparing their plans:

Lebanon is receiving offers from several international companies seeking to participate in the country’s planned offshore oil and gas exploration operations, pan-Arab Al Hayat daily reports Tuesday citing the Lebanese minister of energy and water Gibran Bassil.

If you thought Beirut is expensive now, wait till those multinationals begin to set up shop and bring their armies of experts and managers to live and work in Lebanon.