Lebanese PM-designate says aims to bring down energy subsidy in 2019
BEIRUT (Reuters) - Lebanese Prime Minister-designate Saad al-Hariri said on Friday the government would try to bring down the subsidy it pays on energy by about $600 million in 2019.
Speaking at a conference in Beirut, he also said a second round of bidding for Lebanese off-shore energy exploration should be open in February or March, adding that BP "is interested and the Americans are interested".
(Reporting by Ellen Francis; Writing by Tom Perry; Editing by Janet Lawrence)