In battle for Libya’s oil, water becomes a casualty
While Libya’s oil lies at the heart of three months of fighting over Tripoli and years of power struggles before that, water is becoming a far bigger concern for its Continue Reading
American Missiles Found in Libyan Rebel Compound
Bryan Denton for The New York Times Libyan government fighters discovered a cache of powerful American missiles, usually sold only to close American allies, at a captured rebel base in Continue Reading
Libya’s GNA Deals Blow To Haftar Forces Outside Tripoli
Forces of the UN-recognized Government of National Accord in Libya have seized a town near Tripoli that served as the main supply base for the Libyan National Army of General Continue Reading
Libya’s Oil Production Could Double Within 5 Years
Despite frequent oil field outages and now an open conflict between the UN-recognized government and the eastern-affiliated LNA, Libya’s oil production could double to 2 million bpd by 2023, IHS Continue Reading
Air Strike Hits NOC Warehouse In Libya
In what is the first confirmed strike against a foreign-owned oil asset, Libya’s National Oil Corporation said a warehouse in Tripoli that it owns jointly with Italian Eni was hit Continue Reading
Libya’s NOC Warns Army Is Inside Key Crude Terminal
Libya’s internationally recognized National Oil Corporation (NOC) said on Thursday that it is concerned about an increased military presence inside one of the country’s key oil terminals, Ras Lanuf, warning Continue Reading
Oil Producer In Libya: It’s A Day-To-Day Struggle To Keep Pumping
Continued clashes in Libya and an escalation of hostilities could threaten the oil production of Wintershall Dea in the North African country, Mario Mehren, the chief executive of the European Continue Reading
Libyan Oilfield Fire Adds To Oil Outages In Iran, Venezuela
The Sarir oilfield in Libya’s Sirte basin has seen its oil production drop by 30,000 bpd since June 9 when a fire broke out in a power generator due to Continue Reading
NatGas Exports to Egypt from Leviathan Could Start in June: Delek
Israel’s NatGas Exports to Egypt from Leviathan Could Start in June From the Jerusalem Post Israeli energy company Delek Drilling expects to commence commercial gas exports to Egypt by the Continue Reading
In a city of ever-shifting front lines, Libyans confront their worst fighting in years
The last time Riad al-Hami saw his mother alive, she was chatting with a neighbor in the narrow street outside their houses, as they did every evening. Though the distant Continue Reading