Lebanon’s Ministry of Energy and Water issued a statement on Saturday, stating that following the People’s Democratic Republic of Algeria’s kind donation of high-quality fuel oil produced by refineries in Algeria to meet Lebanon’s urgent needs, the Ministry of Energy and Water in Lebanon renews its welcoming of this donation and reiterates its appreciation to Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune for this generous initiative, confirming Algeria’s permanent support for Lebanon in its crises especially at this critical stage.

“In refutation of all malicious rumors and suspicious news circulating, the Ministry confirms that it has completed all logistical and technical preparations in the oil facilities in Tripoli and has given permission to unload the cargo into the oil tanks; however, high sea waves have prevented the ship from entering and unloading its cargo till the current moment,” the statement added.

It indicated that the marine teams have confirmed that the tanker is scheduled to enter on Monday at
10:00 am, and that the fuel oil will be unloaded into the tanks starting at 2:00 pm, whereby the unloading process will continue for 48 hours.

The statement concluded by renewing the Energy Ministry’s gratitude to the sisterly state of Algeria, its president, government, and people, for standing by Lebanon in these difficult and delicate circumstances, while calling on citizens to beware of those fishing in troubled waters and affirming its ongoing contact with the concerned Algerian authorities, represented by the Algerian Ministry of Energy and Mines, in a way that protects the interests of the two brotherly peoples and contributes to developing their distinguished bilateral relations.

Source: National News Agency – Lebanon