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Libya aims to raise its oil production to 1.6 million barrels per day
Neutral
The Libya Observer
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Libya’s Minister of Oil and Gas in the Government of National Unity, Khalifa Abdelsadek, said that the country’s current oil production stands at about 1.4 million barrels per day. In an interview with CNBC Arabia, Abdelsadek stated that the...
Owner: Non-transparent
Al-Kaabi meets Libya's minister of oil and gas
HE the Minister of State for Energy Affairs, Saad bin Sherida al-Kaabi met in Doha Khalifa Abdul-Sadiq, Minister of Oil and Gas in the Government of National Unity of Libya. Discussions during the meeting, which was held on the sidelines of the...
Owner: Qatari Government
Weakened Islamic State Eyes Resurgence in Libya
Center-right
The Jamestown Foundation
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Islamic State’s Libyan network remains degraded but resilient, sustained by integration with transnational smuggling and financial networks in the country’s south and links to instability in Sudan and the Sahel. Political and militia fragmentation...
Owner: The Jamestown Foundation (Non-profit)
Libya’s Fall and the Day the West Stopped Asking What Comes Next
How Gaddafi Rose, Ruled, and Turned In 1969, Muammar Gaddafi siezed power using a succesful coup against King Idris, while promising to modernize Libya. He styled himself as a revolutionary savior with a manic desire to shape global politics by...
Owner: Epperson & Atsinger Family
Libya’s descents into a global crime hub as Sahel’s chaos became a worldwide threat
Libya’s descents into a global crime hub as Sahel’s chaos became a worldwide threat Once viewed as a troubled post-revolutionary state on the Mediterranean’s edge, Libya has now evolved into something far more dangerous: a global hub for organized...
Owner: Salah Uddin Shoaib Choudhury
Libya aiming to increase oil production to 1.6 million barrels by end of 2026, consultation and agreements reached with ExxonMobil, Chevron
The Tripoli based Libyan Minister of Oil and Gas, Khalifa Abdel Sadig, said Libya aims to increase production to 1.6 million barrels by the end of 2026. Abdel Sadig was speaking to the CNBC Arabia channel last Friday (17 October) on the back of...
Owner: Sami Zaptia & Michel Cousins
Libya aiming to increase oil production to 1.6 million barrels by end of 2026, consultation and agreements reached with ExxonMobil, Chevron
Owner: Sami Zaptia & Michel Cousins
Libyan delegation attends international transport forum in Morocco
Libya explores Africa connectivity initiatives at Casablanca eventThe Libya Africa Investment Portfolio (LAIP) participated as a guest of honour in the second edition of the International Forum and Exhibition on Transport, Mobility and Logistics...
Owner: Hussam Benzeer Ramadan
Libya’s Zueitina oil company contains ‘limited’ pipeline leak, statement says
Libya’s Zueitina Oil Company has contained a ‘limited’ leak on a 16-inch line connecting the Sabah and Zella oilfields, with no environmental impact reported, Libya’s state-run National Oil Corp (NOC) said in a statement on Monday. “Technical...
Owner: Non-transparent
Libya Participates in the International Transport, Mobility, and Logistics Forum and Exhibition in Morocco
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The Libya Observer
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Libya participated in the second edition of the International Transport, Mobility, and Logistics Forum and Exhibition, held in Casablanca, Morocco. The forum is a strategic platform for discussing logistics transformation in Africa and enhancing...
Owner: Non-transparent
Sarkozy fights as he starts prison sentence over Libya funding scandal
Pro-Government
The National News
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Former French president Nicolas Sarkozy insisted he was “innocent” as he was escorted to prison on Tuesday following his conviction over a scheme to acquire Libyan funding for his presidential run in 2007. Mr Sarkozy, 70, becomes the first former...
Owner: United Arab Emirates Government
Report: TRT Afrika Monitors Ankara’s Role in Mitigating the Fragility of the Libyan Landscape Through a Security–Energy–Diplomatic Approach
An analytical report published by the English-speaking Turkish network TRT Afrika has examined Turkey’s role in contributing to the stability of Libya’s fragmented political and security structure, explaining that post-2011 Libya has remained...
Owner: Non-transparent
Spain halts military shipment to Benghazi
Spain halts military shipment to Benghazi. Photo: ArchiveFrench and Italian media have reported that Spain’s Civil Guard intercepted around ten military vessels bound for Benghazi last August in the port of Ceuta, the Spanish enclave located on...
Owner: Hussam Benzeer Ramadan
Wider Africa Energy Summit (WAES) 2025 to Connect Operators, Service Providers with Emerging African Oil & Gas Opportunities
The WAES is organized by OGV Group in partnership with the African Energy Chamber, the Society of Petroleum Engineers, the Energy Industries Council, the Scottish African Business Association, the UK Ghana Chamber of Commerce and the Global...
Owner: TSC Strategic
Libya, Turkey sign two MoUs to boost economic cooperation and investment
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The Libya Observer
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Libya and Turkey signed two memorandums of understanding (MoUs) aimed at strengthening economic cooperation and promoting investment between the two countries. The agreements were signed by Turkish Minister of Trade Ömer Bolat and Libya’s Minister...
Owner: Non-transparent
Libya, France hold talks in Marseille to boost economic and investment cooperation
Neutral
The Libya Observer
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Libyan and French officials are meeting in Marseille to explore new opportunities for economic and investment cooperation between the two countries. The Libyan Consulate General in Marseille said the talks are being held under the framework of the...
Owner: Non-transparent
No external players able to engineer Middle East space — Russian expert
MOSCOW, October 20. /TASS/. Not a single external player has either the strength, strategy, or capability to assume a role of regional space "engineer" in the Middle East, Vasily Kuznetsov, deputy director of the Russian Academy of Sciences’...
Owner: Russian Government
U.S. oil and gas cos. pay more taxes abroad than at home
Major U.S.-based oil and gas companies such as ExxonMobil, Chevron and Conoco Phillips are paying billions of dollars more in taxes in other countries than in the U.S., according to a new report. The report, released Thursday by the Financial...
Owner: Joseph Meyer
Italian report: ‘Flintlock 26,’ a political test for Libya’s unification and an opportunity to enhance Rome’s influence
An analytical report by the Italian website “Decode 39” examined what the joint “Flintlock 26” maneuvers between eastern and western Libya—scheduled for next spring under Washington’s supervision—represent for Italy, suggesting the possibility of...
Owner: Non-transparent
From Oslo to Offshore—The Rise of Energy Normalization in the Eastern Mediterranean
When US President Donald Trump’s first administration unveiled its “Peace to Prosperity” plan in January 2020, the glossy document promised Palestinians a share in regional growth. An Israeli gas platform in the Mediterranean, 2014. Amir...
Owner: Middle East Research Information Project Inc (Non-profit)