1196 results found for 'Libya'

1196 results found for 'Libya'
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  • Armed Clashes Force Libyan Ports to Shut Down

    16 December 2014

    The ports of Es Sider, Ras Lanuf and Benghazi in Libya are currently closed due to armed clashes, as informed by Inchcape Shipping Services. Es Sider and Ras Lanuf are Libya’s key oil ports that account for approximately 300,000 barrels of oil exports per day. The latest outburst of armed conflicts erupted when Libya’s Air […]

  • NOC: Fires at Libya’s Ras Lanuf and Es-Sidra Terminals Extinguished

    11 January 2016

    Fires raging at Libyan two major oil ports Ras Lanuf and Es-sidra were extinguished on January 8th, the country’s National Oil Co. said. At least five oil tanks were set on fire in a rampage launched last week by the Islamic State militants within attempts to seize the country’s oil assets. According to Mohamed al-Manfi, an oil official […]

  • Eni Inks MOU with Libyan NTC

    30 August 2011

    Eni and the Libyan National Transitional Council (NTC), which is recognized by Italy and the international community as a legitimate representative of the Libyan people, yesterday signed a Memorandum that strengthens cooperation in Libya between the parties. Under the terms of the Memorandum, Eni and NTC are committed to creating the conditions for a rapid […]

  • EU Urges Libya to Prevent Migrant Tragedies at Sea

    14 May 2014

    In the wake of the recent sinking of a migrant boat off the Libyan coast which took the toll of dozens of lives, the European Union (EU) called on the Libyan authorities to intensify their efforts to prevent more tragedies in the future, as Prime Minister Abdullah Al Thinni committed himself to do on Sunday, […]

  • Saipem scoops up $1 billion for work on natural gas project off Africa

    10 August 2023
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Project & Tenders

    Saipem has got its hands on a new contract – worth approximately $1 billion – for the development of a gas project off Libya.

  • Mellitah extends firefighting system tender for DP4 platform off Libya

    20 September 2017
    Business & Finance

    Mellitah Oil & Gas has extended an invitation for companies to apply to a tender to replace firefighting foam network on the Bouri field DP4 platform offshore Libya. Mellitah Oil & Gas, the operator of the Bouri field, is a consortium between Libya’s National Oil Corporation (NOC) and Eni North Africa. The invitation relates to […]

  • Fatal accident in waters off Libya after workers plunged into sea

    8 November 2021
    Authorities & Government, Project & Tenders, Safety, Vessels

    An accident during vessel decommissioning operations in waters offshore Libya has resulted in the deaths of at least three Tunisian workers.

  • NOC: Crude Oil Loadings Halted at Libya’s Zawiya Port

    22 July 2019
    Business & Finance

    Libya’s National Oil Corporation declares force majeure on crude oil loadings at Zawiya port.

  • Libya’s NOC, Central Bank woo oil majors in London in struggle for contracts

    31 August 2015

    Libya’s National Oil Company and Central Bank chairmen engaged in another round of blitz meetings with oil majors in London in a renewed effort to stop its rival wooing its clients.

  • Another Migrant Boat Sinks Off Libya, 200 Feared Dead

    28 August 2015

    A boat carrying around 400 African migrants has reportedly sunk offshore Libya leaving around 200 people dead. As Reuters reports, the Libyan coast guard rescued around 201 people, and others are believed to be trapped in the cargo hold when the boat sunk. The authorities informed that the migrants were mainly from sub-Saharan Africa, Pakistan, Syria, […]

  • UN Authorizes All Measures to Inspect Ships off Libya

    15 June 2016

    In an effort to implement the arms embargo imposed on Libya, the United Nations Security Council authorized Member States to “use all measures” to inspect vessels off the coast of Libya believed to be in violation of the embargo. The authorization, approved by the 15-member council on Tuesday, aims to stop the flow of arms and related […]

  • NOC Lifts Force Majeure at Libya’s Four Ports

    11 July 2018
    Business & Finance

    National Oil Corporation is lifting force majeure at Libya’s ports of Ras Lanuf, Es Sider, Hariga and Zuetina.

  • LITC and Huawei Marine Launch Silphium Submarine Cable Between Libya and Greece

    7 January 2013
    Business & Finance, Equipment, Operations & Maintenance

    Libyan International Telecom Company (LITC) and Huawei Marine Networks Co, Ltd. (Huawei Marine) announced the commercial launch of Silphium, the first wholly-owned submarine cable system to meet the increasing demand of international communications for the Libyan market. The successful completion of the Silphium system which leverages industry-leading optical technology is one of the longest un-repeatered […]

  • Osprey scoops Libya transportation deal from TechnipFMC

    1 December 2017
    Business & Finance, Project & Tenders

    Offshore vessel owner Osprey has begun transportation work in the Mediterranean for oilfield services provider Technip FMC.

  • LITC Activates New Enhanced Submarine Cable System Between Libya and Italy

    26 December 2011
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance

      The Libyan International Telecom Company (LITC) announced the activation of the new enhanced submarine cable system connecting Libya and Italy. System uses the newest technologies to provide large capacities reaching 40Gbps instead of the old system (2.5 Gbps). The activation of this system will help the local Internet Service Providers in utilizing the additional […]

  • UN: Distya Ameya No Longer Blacklisted

    13 May 2016

    India-flagged tanker Distya Ameya has been removed from the UN Security Council’s blacklist initially included amid measures aimed at preventing attempts to “illicitly export crude oil from Libya.” The ship had attempted to transport some 650,000 barrels of crude oil shipped by the country’s eastern government for UAE-based DSA Consultancy FZC. However, the attempt was thwarted by Tripoli-based National Oil Corporation (NOC), the internationally-recognized […]

  • Libya Gears Up to Restart Oil Exports from Blocked Ports

    1 August 2016
    Business & Finance

    Libya’s National Oil Corporation (NOC) revealed that it is working on restarting exports from three blocked oil ports, after the government reached an agreement with Libya’s Petroleum Facilities Guard (PFG) to reopen the ports of Ras Lanuf, Zuetina, and Es Sidra. The ports, which were blocked due to a pay dispute, would now reopen without conditions, according to NOC. […]

  • Eni CEO highlights importance of Libyan gas for Italy’s energy security

    25 March 2014

    The key issue discussed in the meeting was the importance of maintaining and increasing Eni’s current production levels in Libya, of fundamental importance for the country given that at present the company, jointly with NOC, operates the majority of overall Libyan hydrocarbon production, ensuring the generation of electricity for local use.

  • Two Oil Tanks Destroyed at Ras Lanuf Port in Libya

    20 June 2018

    Libya’s Ras Lanuf terminal lost two crude oil tanks due to armed attacks in the oil crescent region.

  • Seven Missing after Turkish Ship Sinks off Libya

    17 March 2017

    At least seven seafarers are missing after their vessel, the Turkey-flagged cargo ship Tinaztepe S, sank off the coast of Libya due to inclement weather conditions, local media reported. Libyan naval forces rescued six of the 1979-built ship’s crewmembers following the incident, which occurred on March 16. The vessel sank some 2 nautical miles off the coast […]

  • Repsol Earnings Down on Libya Disruptions, Weak Refining Margins

    7 November 2013
    Business & Finance

    Repsol posted net income of 1.41 billion euros in the first nine months of 2013, calculated at current cost supply (CCS), 17.4% lower than the same period of the previous year. Adjusted net income from continuing operations was 1.572 billion euros, up 9.4% from the year-ago period. The company said its businesses have performed well despite the negative […]

  • Minerva Marine Denies Arrest of Its Ras Lanuf-Bound Tanker

    14 July 2015
    Business & Finance

    Greece-based tanker operator Minerva Marine denied media reports that its 2000-built tanker Minerva Alexandra had been arrested in Libya’s Ras Lanuf. The Greece-flagged crude oil tanker Minerva Alexandra together with Panama-flagged oil tanker Trident Hope were bound for Ras Lanuf port, home to Libya’s major oil export terminal, as last reported by World Maritime News. The tankers, owned […]

  • HMS Echo Finds 18 Wrecks in Mission Offshore Libya

    25 July 2013
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance

    Royal Navy survey ship HMS Echo, in a remarkable ten-day search for hidden dangers to mariners, found one of nearly 20 wrecks and objects peppering the seabed off Libya lying some 160ft beneath the surface of the Mediterranean. The Devonport-based ship was the first Royal Navy vessel into Libya after the 2011 civil war and […]

  • Rana to support Emas in hook up and installation ops off Libya

    10 February 2016
    Business & Finance

    Rana, a provider of diving and subsea services to the oil and gas industry worldwide, has been awarded a diving services contract by Emas AMC for the installation and hook up of the new floating, storage and offloading (FSO) vessel Gaza, offshore Libya.  The new FSO Gaza will replace the FSO Sloug at Bouri Field, offshore Libya. The […]

  • Thales Sonar Helps Royal Navy in Minewarfare Operations (Libya)

    31 October 2011
    Business & Finance, Equipment, Operations & Maintenance

    A Royal Navy minehunter fitted with Thales sonar has located and destroyed a 2,000-pound mine and torpedo lying on the seabed off the port of Tobruk in eastern Libya. HMS Bangor, a Sandown-class mine countermeasures vessel (MCMV), has been on NATO operations off the Libyan coast, tasked with searching for and disposing of any ordnance […]