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Libya and a Russian oil company announced a new discovery on Thursday. Libya’s state-owned National Oil Corporation and Tatneft said they discovered the oil in the Ghadames basin 330 kilometers (205 miles) south of the capital Tripoli at a depth of 8,500 feet. The amount of oil that can be …

Exports of natural gas from Libya to Europe are expected to be significantly lower this month compared to normal levels, due to a three-week maintenance program at the Mellitah Industrial Complex in the North African oil and gas producer. The Mellitah Industrial Complex will begin a total shutdown to start …

Libya will be ready to hold an oil and gas licensing round next year, Libya’s state-run oil company chief said at CERAWeek, according to Argus. If Libya does manage to hold a licensing round next year, it would be its first in nearly two decades, and would help Libya reach …

The Secretary-General of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC), Haitham Al-Ghais, who visited Tripoli Wednesday, discussed issues related to the oil and gas sector, hailing Libya as one of the most important major partners in OPEC. The Libyan Minister of Oil and Gas, Mohammed Oun, and the Head of …

France’s TotalEnergies and Eni have completed the transfer to QatarEnergy of a 30% interest in exploration Blocks 4 and 9 off the coast of Lebanon, the French firm said on January 29. “We are very pleased to welcome QatarEnergy in our exploration acreage in Lebanon. The recent delineation of Lebanon’s …

Italian energy giant Eni signed an $8 billion gas deal with Libya’s state-run National Oil Corporation Saturday as Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni visited Tripoli. European governments have been scrambling to find alternatives to Russian gas since last year’s invasion of Ukraine saw deliveries slashed to less than half their pre-war …

Libya’s state energy firm said it expects to sign more deals with foreign companies after Eni SpA agreed to invest $8 billion to extract natural gas in the North African country. Libya’s abundance of oil and gas reserves — among the largest in Africa — and its proximity to Europe …

A Libyan court has suspended a deal for offshore oil and gas exploration that Libya and Turkey inked last year, a deal that sparked outrage from neighbors Egypt and Greece. The deal concerned waters that Libya and Turkey have declared to be theirs but that are disputed by Egypt and …

The Government of National Unity (GNU), announced that it had lifted the force majeure for oil and gas explorations on Monday. The GNU invited international oil companies that have contracts with the state-oil company (NOC) to resume their work in the country. The government of Abdul Hamid Dbeibah had signed …

The National Oil Corporation (NOC) has given the green light to restart the ethylene plant, the largest station for producing petrochemicals in North Africa, after a hiatus of more than eight years. “The NOC Chairman and board members praise the efforts of the company’s management and employees to restart this …