(JNS) Maritime border talks between Lebanon and Israel to reach an agreement on how to divide natural gas resources are nearly complete, Reuters reported.

“We’re talking about weeks—actually, days—to finish the delineation issue. I’m hopeful that the situation is positive,” said the head of Lebanon’s General Security Agency, Abbas Ibrahim, according to the report.

The United States is mediating the border talks, in a bid to enable a division of undersea natural gas reserves, extraction and further exploration by both countries.