Feb 14 Michel Cousins

New oil and gas discoveries

By Ahmed Elumami.Tripoli, 14 February 2013:The Minister of Oil and Gas, Abdulbari Al-Arusi, announced today, Thursday, that the Algerian state oil com...

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Total celebrates a year of resumed activity in style
Dec 15 Michel Cousins

Total celebrates a year of resumed activity in style

By Michel Cousins.Tripoli, 15 December:French oil company Total is celebrating a year of activity since resuming operations in Libya last December. It...

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BP plans 17 new wells, offshore and onshore
Nov 1 Michel Cousins

BP plans 17 new wells, offshore and onshore

BP offshore rig (Photo: BP)Tripoli, 1 November:BP confirmed it will drill 17 new wells as part of its exploration program in Libya. Five will be offsh...

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Algeria's Sonatrach may have struck black gold
Oct 3 George Grant

Algeria's Sonatrach may have struck black gold

By John Hamilton.Sonatrach is currently in the process of verifying the discovery.London, 3 October 2012:Algeria's state-owned Sonatrach may become th...

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Sep 2 Nigel Ash

Ghadames wildcat comes good for NOC

Tripoli, 2 September:The Ghadames Basin continues to prove a promising new oil horizon for Libya. The Arabian Gulf Oil Company, a wholly-owned NOC su...

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BP plan $2 billion drilling programme for 2013
Aug 24 Nigel Ash

BP plan $2 billion drilling programme for 2013

Tripoli, 24 August:British multinational oil company BP has announced plans to start its $2 billion deep-sea drilling program next year, under a joint...

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France's Total keen on Libya
Aug 23 Nigel Ash

France's Total keen on Libya

By Tom Westcott.Jean-Daniel Basco, VP Total, North AfricaLondon, 23 August:French Oil Company Total is keen to make further exploration and production...

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Feb 7 Michel Cousins

Algerian oil interests "not threatened" In Libya

The head of Algeria’s state-owned petrochemical company Sonatrach has said that its interests in Libya "are not threatened".  Abdelhamid Zerguine was...

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