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Royal Dutch Shell is considering a return to Libya with a plan to develop new oil and gas fields and infrastructure, as well as a solar project, two sources said, a decade after exiting the North African country because of unrest. The plan, details of which were seen by Reuters, …

A new study from the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) said that Libya has surpassed Nigeria as Africa’s biggest oil production, the Nigerian newspaper PM NEWS reported. Nigeria’s oil output decreased to around 1.23 million barrels per day (bpd) in October, down from roughly 1.25 million bpd the previous …

The National Oil Corporation (NOC) announced that the Russian Tatneft Company has initiated the completion of drilling for the identified Well No. B-82 in the Hamada area in the Ghadames Basin, which is progress ceased in February 2011 at a depth of 3900 feet. The NOC indicated that Tatneft will …

The director of public relations at the Italian oil giant, Eni, said Libya could achieve a threefold increase of gas. The PR director said at the 10th edition of Shared Awareness and Conflict Resolution in the Mediterranean Conference, organized by EU Operation IRINI, that Eni wasn’t harmed in the last …

On Thursday, Libya’s National Oil Corporation (NOC) announced the resumption of export operations at the Es Sider and Ras Lanuf oil terminals, after several demonstrations. The NOC said in a statement that Chairman, Mustafa Sanalla held talks with local elders who had helped to end the protests. Protesters at those …

The National Oil Corporation (NOC) said that oil production at Libya’s Gallo field will drop by about 70,000 barrels per day, after an oil pipeline leak that occurred yesterday. The corporation said in a statement that this reduction process will enable engineers to control the leakage of the 30-inch line, …

The EU has expressed hope that it can transfer its expertise in renewable energy and work in Libya on these projects. The EU Mission in Libya said, in a report posted to its SMS page, that in view of the constant power outage a large number of Europeans were keen …

Oil revenues for Libya reached record levels last May, as they recorded 1.322 billion dollars in crude oil and 53 million dollars in gas and condensates, the National Oil Corporation (NOC) announced on Sunday. The corporation said that net revenues for the month of May from sales of crude oil, …

On Saturday, Libya’s Oil Minister of the Government of National Unity (GNU), Mohamed Oun, said that Libya is planning to increase its output of crude oil to four million barrels per day (bps) within a year. During a visit of the government delegation to Paris, the Libyan Minister said that …

The Russian majority state-owned multinational energy corporation Gazprom has resumed oil production in Libya following a ten-month hiatus. The ports, export terminals and production facilities in Libya have gradually restarted operations, according to a report by the Russian news agency Tass. The managing director of Gazprom’s subsidiary Gazprom EP International, …