1196 results found for 'Libya'

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  • Technip to Develop Gas Field Off Libya

    31 May 2016
    Operations & Maintenance, Project & Tenders

    Technip has been awarded a “major” contract to develop the Bahr Essalam Phase II development in the Central Mediterranean Sea. For Technip, a “major” subsea contract is ranging from €500 million to €1 billion, the company noted. This natural gas field development, which is operated by Mellitah Oil & Gas Libyan Branch, a consortium between National […]

  • UNSC Extends Inspection of Vessels off Libya for One More Year

    13 June 2017

    The United Nations Security Council reauthorized its member states on Monday to inspect vessels on the high seas off Libya’s coast suspected of violation of the arms embargo imposed on the country. With the move, the Council extended the authorizations for one more year, under which the member states are free to seize and dispose […]

  • First Oil Shipment Departs Libya’s Ras Lanuf Terminal

    13 August 2014

    Following a year of blockades by armed protests, the first shipment of crude oil was loaded aboard an oil tanker and departed Libya’s Ras Lanuf oil terminal on Tuesday evening, Libya’s National Oil Corporation (NOC) said. As reported by Reuters, the tanker Gemini Sun was chartered by Austrian energy group OMV and was sailing towards […]

  • Italy Saves 1,500 Migrants off Libya

    6 April 2015

    Italy’s navy and coast guard ships rescued around 1,500 migrants from five boats in the Mediterranean on Saturday, after three of the vessels got into difficulties off the coast of Libya and sent distress signals via satellite phones, the BBC reports. The other two boats were spotted by the Italian ships while en route to help […]

  • Petrobras Pulls Seven Employees Out of Libya

    25 February 2011
    Business & Finance

      Petrobras states that the mission carried out yesterday (02/24) to remove the seven Brazilians who were in Libya has been successful. The four employees and three family members were removed from Tripoli on a flight chartered by the Brazilian builder Odebrecht, after agreements between the two companies. Petrobras’ employees and their dependents are now […]

  • JFSE Supports EMAS AMC in FSO Replacement Off Libya

    12 May 2016
    Operations & Maintenance

    James Fisher Subsea Excavation (JFSE) will support EMAS AMC at the Bouri oil field with post-lay trenching and backfilling services during the replacement of a floating storage offloading (FSO) vessel off the coast of Libya. EMAS AMC is responsible for the engineering, procurement, installation and commissioning of new offshore facility, FSO Gaza, at the Bouri […]

  • Eni CEO Meets NTC Leaders in Libya

    12 September 2011

    The business trip by Eni CEO Paolo Scaroni to Tripoli was held yesterday. During the trip, Eni’s delegation met with top level officials of the Libyan NTC and the National Oil Company. In addition, the delegation also visited Eni’s offices in Tripoli to meet with local staff and to discuss the timing and arrangements for […]

  • Libya: Bouri Offshore Field Back in Production

    25 November 2011
    Business & Finance

    Mellitah Oil & Gas B. V. Libyan Branch announced the start up of production operations from the offshore Bouri Field on Tuesday, November 22, with 10.000 BBLS/ day from DP4 platform and will reach 25.000 BBLS/ day by the end of this month. Mellitah said on its website that a plan was put to start […]

  • BGP Vessel to Kick Off Libya 2D Seismic Shoot

    18 November 2014
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance

    The National Oil Corporation (NOC) has announced that GX Technology, a wholly-owned subsidiary of ION Geophysical, will start the first phase of seismic data acquisition on November 19 for the LibyaSPAN multi-client 2D regional survey in the Libyan territorial waters of the Mediterranean Sea. The survey is being conducted as part of a joint agreement between […]

  • Paolo Scaroni of Eni Meets Libyan PM

    7 March 2014

    Libyan Prime Minister, Ali Zidan, and Eni’s CEO, Paolo Scaroni, met in Rome to discuss Eni’s activities in Libya and the energy sector in the Country. During the meeting, Prime Minister Ali Zidan reiterated the importance Eni’s historical presence in Libya and emphasised that at present the company contributes half of overall Libyan hydrocarbon production, […]

  • Eni Announces Gas Production Restart Offshore Libya

    3 November 2011
    Business & Finance

    Eni announces that Mellitah Oil & Gas, the Joint Venture operating company (NOC 50%, Eni 50%) in Libya, has restarted today gas production from the offshore platform of Sabratha. Production will start at 4-5 Million cubic metres per day and will gradually increase to reach 11-13 Mcmd during the month of November, during which time […]

  • Libya Want BP’s Assurance Disaster Won’t Repeat in Mediterranean

    15 June 2010

    Libya wants assurances from BP PLC (BP.LN) after its handling of the Gulf of Mexico oil spill but will allow it to start deep-water drilling in the Mediterranean, the country’s top oil official said Monday. “At this point we’re not suspending anything and we’re going to drill pretty soon and some of the work will […]

  • Scores of Bodies Found on Migrant Boat off Libya

    26 August 2015

    Bodies of around 50 people have been found in the hold of a vessel carrying migrants and refugees from Libya to Europe, according to Italian Coast Guard. Close to 430 people have been rescued from the said vessel by the Swedish navy ship Poseidon, part of European Union’s Frontex border management program. A spokesperson for the Italian […]

  • Scores of Bodies Found on Migrant Boat off Libya

    26 August 2015

    Bodies of around 50 people have been found in the hold of a vessel carrying migrants and refugees from Libya to Europe, according to Italian Coast Guard. Close to 430 people have been rescued from the said vessel by the Swedish navy ship Poseidon, part of European Union’s Frontex border management program. A spokesperson for the Italian […]

  • Oil Tanker ‘Morning Glory’ Returns to Libya under USS Stout Escort

    20 March 2014
    Business & Finance

    Twenty-five US Navy personnel remain aboard the oil tanker Morning Glory after a team of Navy SEALs boarded and took control of the ship March 17, Army Col. Steve Warren, a Pentagon spokesman, said yesterday. U.S. forces took control of the tanker in international waters at the request of the governments of Libya and Cyprus […]

  • Glencore’s Oil Export Deal in Libya Put to Question

    24 November 2015
    Business & Finance

    The internationally-recognized government of Libya will not support a potential oil exports deal between tanker operator Glencore Plc and National Oil Corp.’s western counterpart in Tripoli. The deal has not yet been formally announced, but was confirmed to Bloomberg by Mohammad Elharari, a spokesman for the NOC’s western administration. Under the deal, the Swiss firm agreed to buy up to […]

  • Zagreb-1 Rig En Route to Libya

    3 December 2013

    Zagreb-1 semi-submersible drilling rig left Croatia last Thursday and is now sailing towards Libyan water to start its drilling contract with Total. Upon arrival, later this week, the rig will be moored at the offshore concession A1-16/3, northwest of Tripoli. The contract includes drilling of two exploration wells plus two one-well options. The rig is owned […]

  • Boat Carrying 600 Migrants Sinks Off Libya

    6 August 2015

    A boat carrying 600 migrants sank off the coast of Libya. In a search and rescue operation, coordinated by Italian Coast Guard, around 400 people were rescued. The search teams recovered 25 bodies, and are still searching for missing people. According to media reports, the incident happened after a fishing boat ran into bad weather around […]

  • Total Waiting for Zagreb-1 Rig to Begin Drilling Off Libya

    23 April 2013

    French oil major Total is returning to exploratory drilling offshore Libya. As reported by Reuters, Bernard Avignon, managing director of Total Exploration and Production in Libya said at an industry event in Tripoli that the company hoped to spud the first well in May. The rig, which will be used for the operation is currently located […]

  • Military Conflicts Close 2 Oil Ports in Libya

    6 March 2017
    Business & Finance

    Military conflicts have forced two of Libya’s oil ports to close, negatively impacting the country’s crude exports, Bloomberg reported.  In a fight against Khalifa Haftar’s force called Libyan National Army, the Islamist Benghazi militia seized the ports of Es Sidra and Ras Lanuf on March 3. Consequently, Libya’s oil production reportedly dropped to 650,000 barrels […]

  • Libya Releases Tanker Carrying Fuel to Rival Government

    28 January 2015

    The 2004-built, 34,648 dwt crude oil tanker Anwaar Afriqya has been released from Libya’s port of Tobruk after the country’s internationally recognized government diverted the vessel under the threat of air attacks, and prevented it from delivering 24,000 tonnes of fuel to the rival administration at the port of Misrata, according to Reuters.  The tanker was released after […]

  • One Dead after Libya Military Attacks Turkish Freighter

    11 May 2015
    Business & Finance

    A ship officer died and several crew members were injured after a Turkish general cargo ship was shelled and attacked from the air near the Libyan port city of Tobruk on Sunday, Turkey’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs reports. The Ministry has strongly condemned the attack on the vessel identified as the Cook Islands-flagged Tuna-1, which was […]

  • 10 Migrants Dead, 5,800 Rescued off Libya

    4 May 2015

    10 migrants died and around 5,800 were rescued off Libya in a series of operations launched over the last several days, the Italian Navy and the Italian Coast Guard report. Seven bodies were found on two of the rubber boats carrying migrants desperate to escape poverty and conflicts, while the remaining three bodies were plucked from the sea. The three men […]

  • Eni Restarts Subsea Gas Export Pipeline Between Italy and Libya

    13 October 2011
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance

      NOC (National Oil Corporation) Libya and Eni through Greenstream BV Libyan Branch, the gas transportation Joint Venture Company (NOC 50%, Eni 50%), have initiated today testing activities for the release of natural gas into the Greenstream pipeline, which connects the treatment plant of Mellitah on the Western part of the Libyan coast to Gela […]

  • Italian Navy Frees Fishing Boat Hijacked off Libya

    17 April 2015

    The Italian Navy reported today that it took control of an Italian fishing boat hijacked last night in international waters off Libya. The gunmen aboard a military tug with no flag or any signs from the Libyan government hijacked the fishing boat Airone some forty miles off the Libyan port of Misrata, taking the crew of three […]