（英）黎巴嫩与以色列海上油气争端与海洋划界方案

The Offshore Oil and Gas Dispute and the Maritime Delimitation Scheme between Israel and Lebanon

ZHANG Weiqiang* ZHENG Fan**

Abstract: Since the discovery of oil and gas resources in the eastern Mediterranean region, especially in the Levantine Basin, exclusive economic zone (EEZ) claims in that region by surrounding coastal States have greatly increased, especially between Israel and Lebanon, whose offshore oil and gas dispute has become a hot issue affecting regional security. This article starts with an analysis of relevant maritime delimitation agreements and respective claims of the two States, and then comes to the conclusion that the maritime delimitation between the two States should include the delimitation of both adjacent territorial waters and EEZs, and that non-delimited land boundaries are the crux of the solution to the maritime delimitation. As for the solution to the dispute, this article makes the proposal that joint development can be an effective solution, and that in an effort to achieve equitable delimitation results, social and economic factors, rather than geographic and geological ones, should be given more importance in the development of the EEZ delimitation scheme.

Key Words: Israel and Lebanon; Offshore oil and gas dispute; Maritime delimitation; Equitable consideration

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* ZHANG Weiqiang, postgraduate student at KoGuan Law School, Shanghai Jiao Tong University. Email: [e-mail].

**ZHENG Fan, PhD candidate at KoGuan Law School, Shanghai Jiao Tong University. Email: [e-mail].

For the full article, please refer to:

ZHANG Weiqiang and ZHENG Fan, The Offshore Oil and Gas Dispute and the Maritime Delimitation Scheme between Israel and Lebanon, China Oceans Law Review, Vol. 2014, No. 2, 2014, pp. 116~1, at http://colr.xmu.edu.cn/picture/article/205/c2/46/b9cd96d14f869ba1eabba577262c/3fae5e3b-a992-4c88-81da-2413eaeb071b.pdf.