Palestinian Authority President Yasser Arafat participated in a ceremony signaling the start of the self-rule government’s first offshore gas well. The rig is operated by British oil producer BG International, which last year signed a deal with Palestinian officials for gas exploration off the coast of the Gaza Strip.
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