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Libya Mega Gas Project Proposed for Revival
Libya's state-run energy company is proposing reviving a multibillion-dollar natural gas project to ease electricity shortages, a move that may also be a boon for a rival administration in the country’s east. The National Oil Corp. wants its unit...

Israel building new nuclear reactor? Satellite images reveal new construction; experts raise alarm
Satellite images have revealed intensified construction at a key Israeli facility, long linked with the country’s suspected nuclear programme.The new structure could be a reactor or a site for assembling nuclear arms, though the program’s deep...

Gold sparkles at record highs as Nigeria cracks down on illegal mining
Gold broke new records on Wednesday as the Nigerian government went hard on illegal mining of the precious metal at Nigeria’s Federal Capital The yellow metal reached a record high as demand for the precious metal continues to rise despite...

Libya and the EU: How many times can we do the same thing and expect a different result?
The US’ retreat from its global role has renewed intense conversations about a more “geopolitical” Europe. They have focused on where the European Union stands in relation to the world’s great powers – sometimes at the expense of places where EU...

‘My Father and Qaddafi’ Review: Libyan Filmmaker Jihan K Directs a Riveting Testimony to a Father Who Gave His Life to the Country’s Fight for Peace
Terrible things happen to people every day: Wars rage, good people are betrayed, nefarious governments conspire, and innocents are left to make sense of it all. When “My Father and Qaddafi” filmmaker Jihan K asks her uncle if they will ever know...

Libya’s National Oil Corporation Reports Daily Production Figures
TRIPOLI – The National Oil Corporation (NOC) of Libya has published its daily production rates for the 24-hour period ending on Sunday, August 31, 2025. According to the official data released by the state-owned company, production levels were as...

Libya oil project due to come online this year
The Mabruk field was attacked by Islamic State in 2015 Become a MEED subscriber for unlimited access to: Exclusive news, comment and analysis on the MENA region An unrivalled 20-year old archive Exclusive announcements on project news, bids,...

OilDynamics to Participate at African Mining Week (AMW) 2025 as an Associate Sponsor
(MENAFN- News.Africa-Wire) CAPE TOWN, South Africa, September 1, 2025/ -- Engineering firm OilDynamics has been confirmed as an Associate Sponsor for the upcoming African Mining Week (AMW) conference – Afri’a’s premier gathering for mining...

India turns to Libyan oil as U.S. tightens grip on Russian crude
Oil market shifts as Libya gains ground in Asia’s energy pivotLibya’s oil is gaining renewed traction on the global market, with India increasingly turning to spot shipments from the North African producer amid mounting U.S. pressure to curb...

Turkey and Libya's imaginary border targets Israel and Egypt
Turkey's foreign minister Hakan Fidan announced a trade cutoff with Israel, shutting ports and restricting airspace - the latest move in a strategy rooted in President Erdogan's 2019 maritime deal with Tripoli, which granted Ankara a direct line a...

1 Month Until the Energy Industry Unites
With just one month to go until African Energy Week (AEW): Invest in African Energies - Africa’s largest energy event -, investors, policymakers and project developers are gearing up to discuss strategies for Positioning Africa as the Global...

Libya opens its oil fields and the world is taking notice
The fourth-largest country in Africa, the continent’s second-biggest oil producer, has been terra incognita for the petroleum industry for a decade and a half. Since Libya’s 2011 revolution, its oil output has oscillated wildly, and volatile,...

The Fifty-Sixth Anniversary of the Great Al-Fateh Revolution of Libya
On 1st September 2025, the people of Africa and the world mark the fifty-sixth anniversary of the great Al-Fateh Revolution of Libya, a pivotal event in modern history that changed the fate of a nation and inspired oppressed peoples worldwide. It...

India steps up purchases of Libyan oil shipments
Bloomberg reported Sunday that India has turned to the spot market to secure shipments of Libyan oil, amid Washington’s efforts to choke off the flow of Russian crude into the country. A key benchmark in the oil market, widely used to measure the...

Business InsightsLibya opens its oil fields and the world is taking notice
The fourth-largest country in Africa, the continent’s second-biggest oil producer, has been terra incognita for the petroleum industry for a decade and a half. Since Libya’s 2011 revolution, its oil output has oscillated wildly, and volatile,...
Massive explosion rocks industrial zone in western Libya
TRIPOLI, Aug. 31 (Xinhua) -- A powerful explosion shook the Skeerat area near the industrial zone of Misrata, about 200 km east of the Libyan capital Tripoli, on Sunday, Libya's Al-Masar TV reported, with no official word yet on the cause. Mohamed...

Libya lays foundation stone for $600m Nalut cement plant
Officials in western Libya have laid the foundation stone for a new cement plant in Nalut, with an estimated cost of $600m. The facility, located in the Um al-Baqal area, will initially produce 12,000 tonnes of cement per day through two lines,...

U.S. Diplomat and Libyan Oil Official Discuss Strengthening Energy Sector Cooperation
U.S. Chargé d’Affaires Jeremy Berndt met with acting Chairman of Libya’s National Oil Corporation Masoud Suleiman in Tunis. Berndt stated it was an honor to host the meeting, during which they discussed ways the United States and U.S. firms can...

Decoding Türkiye’s quest for self-reliance in the defense industry
On August 27, 2025, Türkiye unveiled an integrated air defence system called "Steel Dome," which bolsters its military's defence capabilities "against low, medium and high-altitude threats through land-based and sea-based air defence platforms and...

Peter Navarro, Donald Trump should be the last to lecture India on war profiteering
Almost 75 years ago, an Iranian legislator introduced a bill to nationalise the country’s British-owned oil industry. The parliament swiftly approved it, and Mohammad Mosaddegh, hailed as a national hero, was soon elected prime minister, who then...