Waha Oil Company chairman detained, including for LD 770 million contract fraud
Feb 11 Sami Zaptia

Waha Oil Company chairman detained, including for LD 770 million contract fraud

‎The Attorney General's Office reported yesterday that the chairman of Waha Oil Company has been detained for several charges, including a LD 770 mill...

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NOC Chairman Bengdara resigns for health reasons – Masoud Sulieman Mousa appointed as temporary Acting Chairman
Jan 17 Sami Zaptia

NOC Chairman Bengdara resigns for health reasons – Masoud Sulieman Mousa appointed as temporary Acting Chairman

‎Libya's state National Oil Corporation (NOC) announced yesterday that the Tripoli based Libyan Prime Minister, Abdel Hamid Aldabaiba, had accepted th...

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Waha Oil Company rebuilds destroyed oil storage tank using Libyan cadres – a first in the Libyan oil sector
Dec 7 Sami Zaptia

Waha Oil Company rebuilds destroyed oil storage tank using Libyan cadres – a first in the Libyan oil sector

Libya’s state National Oil Corporation reported yesterday that Waha Oil Company has rebuilt the 16th crude oil storage tank with a capacity of 500,000...

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Austria’s OMV restarts exploration operations in Libya: NOC
Oct 30 Sami Zaptia

Austria’s OMV restarts exploration operations in Libya: NOC

Libya’s state National Oil Corporation (NOC) announced last Monday (28 October) that after a 13-year hiatus, Austria’s OMV resumed its exploration act...

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Aldabaiba meets Acting Oil Minister Abdel Sadig – previously detained by the Attorney General
Aug 27 Sami Zaptia

Aldabaiba meets Acting Oil Minister Abdel Sadig – previously detained by the Attorney General

Tripoli based Libyan Prime Minister, Abd Alhamid Aldabaiba, ‎met at his Tripoli office with the Acting Minister of Oil and Gas Khalifa Abdel Sadig yes...

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Tripoli based Oil and Gas Ministry calls on British Foreign Office to provide more details on allegation of corruption in Libya’s oil sector
Jun 6 Sami Zaptia

Tripoli based Oil and Gas Ministry calls on British Foreign Office to provide more details on allegation of corruption in Libya’s oil sector

The Tripoli based Libyan Minister of Oil and Gas, Mohamed Aoun, has asked his Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, to address th...

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Tripoli PM ‎Aldabaiba follows up on the return of American companies to the oil sector
May 24 Sami Zaptia

Tripoli PM ‎Aldabaiba follows up on the return of American companies to the oil sector

American oil companies, led by ConocoPhillips, intend to participate in Libya’s future oil projects.‎The news was reported by the Tripoli Libyan gover...

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PM Aldabaiba meets new Acting Oil Minister Abdel Sadig
Apr 5 Sami Zaptia

PM Aldabaiba meets new Acting Oil Minister Abdel Sadig

After the suspension of Oil and Gas Minister Mohamed Aoun by the Administrative Control Authority (ACA) on 25 March, Tripoli based Libyan Prime Minist...

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Pre-empting any forced closure: Security is bolstered inside and outside Mellitah complex
Jan 16 Sami Zaptia

Pre-empting any forced closure: Security is bolstered inside and outside Mellitah complex

Against the backdrop of the threat to close the port of Zawia and the Mellitah complex, the Petroleum Facilities Guard (PFG) confirmed Sunday that it...

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Ministry of Oil considers granting 40 percent of production to the Eni, Adnoc and Total coalition a violation of Libyan legislation
Dec 18 Sami Zaptia

Ministry of Oil considers granting 40 percent of production to the Eni, Adnoc and Total coalition a violation of Libyan legislation

The Director of the Media Office at the Tripoli based Libyan Ministry of Oil and Gas, Ahmed Al-Tarhouni, told Libya Herald, that talk of the National...

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