May 16 Sami Zaptia

Shell finalising study on several Libyan oil and gas fields’ development potential - to be submitted by end of May as part of 2025 MoU with NOC

The Chairman of Libya’s state National Oil Corporation (NOC), Masoud Suleiman, announced on his personal social media site yesterday that he had...

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Seven companies successful as Libya announces results of first public bidding round for oil and gas exploration‎ in 17 years
Feb 11 Sami Zaptia

Seven companies successful as Libya announces results of first public bidding round for oil and gas exploration‎ in 17 years

‎Seven companies were successful in bids for five plots (3 onshore and two offshore) as Libya announced today the results of its first public bidding...

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Libya to drill between 70-100 new wells in 2026: Libya’s Acting Oil and Gas Minister Abdel Sadig
Jan 29 Sami Zaptia

Libya to drill between 70-100 new wells in 2026: Libya’s Acting Oil and Gas Minister Abdel Sadig

Libya’s Acting Oil and Gas Minister, Khalifa Abdel Sadig announced last Sunday (25 January) plans to drill between 70 and 100 new oil and gas wells th...

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BP celebrates the reopening of its Tripoli office: NOC
Dec 10 Sami Zaptia

BP celebrates the reopening of its Tripoli office: NOC

British oil giant, BP, celebrated the reopening of its Tripoli office yesterday, the National Oil Corporation (NOC) reported today. The NOC said the...

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National Oil Corporation, Eni, BP, and Libyan Investment Authority consortium preparing to drill first deepwater exploratory well in Sirte Basin
Dec 5 Sami Zaptia

National Oil Corporation, Eni, BP, and Libyan Investment Authority consortium preparing to drill first deepwater exploratory well in Sirte Basin

SZ-05/12/25 The National Oil Corporation NOC reported yesterday that its Exploration and Drilling Departments held a preparatory meeting with officia...

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Tripoli PM Aldabaiba receives energy giant Chevron delegation – Chevron finds current Libyan operating conditions a significant opportunity
Oct 29 Sami Zaptia

Tripoli PM Aldabaiba receives energy giant Chevron delegation – Chevron finds current Libyan operating conditions a significant opportunity

Prime Minister Abdel Hamid Aldabaiba received a high-level delegation from US oil (energy) company Chevron yesterday, in the presence of the Acting Mi...

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Eni North Africa resumes exploratory drilling in offshore area D (mn41) northwest of Libya - after 5-year hiatus
Oct 5 Sami Zaptia

Eni North Africa resumes exploratory drilling in offshore area D (mn41) northwest of Libya - after 5-year hiatus

Libya’s state National Oil Corporation (NOC) announced today that Italian company Eni North Africa has resumed its exploration activity in the offshor...

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NOC publishes 37 companies out of 44 that qualify for its 2025 public tender round
Jul 22 Sami Zaptia

NOC publishes 37 companies out of 44 that qualify for its 2025 public tender round

‎The National Oil Corporation (NOC) announced today that it is continuing to implement the stages of the public tender round for exploration, after th...

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BP to reopen office in Libya, Shell discusses prospects for cooperation in oil field development‎
Jul 9 Sami Zaptia

BP to reopen office in Libya, Shell discusses prospects for cooperation in oil field development‎

‎Libya’s state National Oil Corporation (NOC) reported last Monday (7 July) that BP has confirmed its intention to resume its work in Libya and reopen...

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Tripoli government delegation meets major U.S. companies in DC‎ to support investment, build strategic economic partnerships - companies to visit Tripoli
Apr 28 Sami Zaptia

Tripoli government delegation meets major U.S. companies in DC‎ to support investment, build strategic economic partnerships - companies to visit Tripoli

A high-level Tripoli based Libyan government delegation held a meeting with several major American companies in Washington DC‎, the Tripoli government...

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