Operation

NOC - Besides to Exploration, Production, Refining and Marketing of Crude Oil and Petroleum Refined Products, the NOC (National Oil Corporation) of Libya, additionally provides the oil and gas sector with research, training, graduate development, and ancillary services such as catering and the procurement of materials and specialist skills. We have a duty to maximise revenues via our marketing operations of oil and gas, locally and globally. But our role at the NOC goes beyond generating returns and energy security at home. We want to meet the ever-evolving energy challenges and opportunities that exist across the globe.

We are upgrading our domestic oil and gas infrastructure to the highest international specifications in order to increase production and to return Libya as a world energy leader. In doing so, we are also mindful of our responsibility to ensure we build a future for NOC or NOCLY as short names, for National Oil Corporation, Libya.

Oil


With the largest reserves on the African continent, Libya has a long history of exploration and production with operations located across the country. The NOC plays a vital role in supplying both the domestic and export markets with oil and ensuring a stable energy supply domestically and internationally.

Today, Libya produces 1.4 million barrels of oil per day. In the up coming three to five years, we will increase our oil production first to two million barrels per day, and then to three million.
The NOC carries out exploration and production operations through its own affiliated companies and in participation with international partners under service contracts and other investment agreements.

We also own national service companies which carry out oil well drilling, lay and maintain oil and gas pipelines, and build and maintain oil and gas storage tanks.
The NOC owns refining, oil and gas processing companies, Ammonia, Urea and methanol plants. We  operates refineries such as Zawia and Ras Lanuf, the Ras Lanuf petrochemical complex and the gas processing plant.

With the largest proven gas reserves in Africa, the NOC has identified Libya’s natural gas as a key component of our energy strategy going forward.

Libya is a significant supplier of natural gas to neighboring countries in North Africa and in Europe, through the Greenstream pipeline, which supplies gas to Italy.

The Corporation leads Libya’s development and extraction of natural gas. We plan to increase our capabilities in this field to fully utilize its potential for the benefit of the Libyan people and the globe.

We have also recently launched the phase two development of the Faregh oil and gas field, adding 66bcf/y of natural gas and 15,000b/d of condensate, upgraded the compression capability at the Waha gas field to increase capacity and launched phase two development of Bahr es Salam oil and gas field, adding 146bcf/y.

RENEWABLES

Libya possesses huge renewable potential. Over the coming years, we will harness our resources to maximise the output of clean energies, investing consistently to realise fully our natural advantages as they relate to wind and solar, for the good of all.

Libya enjoys plentiful sunlight throughout the year, and a significant part of the country is located in the Sahara desert, making for ideal conditions for solar power generation. Libya also has 1,900 kilometers of Mediterranean coastline, which holds significant potential in terms of wind power production.

The National Oil Corporation will be at the forefront of this exploration of solar and wind energy, in addition to the promising possibilities around hydropower, geothermal energy and biomass utilization.

sole state entity overseeing oil and gas activities, we manage joint ventures and production-sharing agreements. The NOC actively guides decisions in these partnerships, with key players like Eni, Total, Repsol, and Wintershall Dea. Together, we emphasize knowledge exchange, training, and societal growth.

Several IOCs are active in Libya as investors and service providers to concessions. As strategic partners of the NOC, they help operate certain oilfields and facilities, explore for oil and gas and have shareholdings in concessions.





PARTNERSHIPS

Through all of our partnerships, the NOC prioritises knowledge sharing, training, capacity building and technical assistance for our operations. The NOC also maximises our partnerships to provide investment and opportunities for Libyan society and redevelopment.


Our strategic partners




Eni
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Eni - The biggest multinational energy company in Italy, has a history in Libya that dates back to the early 1950s. It has been involved in various exploration and production projects, most recently signing an 845mn ft³/d offshore gas project agreement worth $8 billion. Eni gives back to Libya with initiatives such as the maintenance of the emergency hospital in Gallo city

Total Energies



Total Energies - a French multinational energy company, has had a longstanding partnership with the NOC and has been involved in several oil and gas ventures in Libya. One of Total’s significant projects is the Al Jurf Offshore Gas Project in the Mediterranean Sea. Total recently agreed to build several 5-a-side football pitches at Khalij Al-Sidra


Wintershall Dea


Wintershall, Germany has been in the exploration and production of crude oil in Libya since 1958. The company participates in onshore oil production in the Eastern Sirte Basin and holds a stake in the offshore field Al-Jurf. Wintershall Libya has recently agreed to equip a sewing lab in Gallo Municipality.

Repsol 





Repsol, a large Spanish energy company, has also been active in Libya’s oil and gas sector through partnerships with the NOC. Among Repsol’s significant projects in Libya is its participation in the Sharara oil field. Repsol has been supporting Libyan citizens by providing wells and water networks in the southern province






Honeywell is an American multinational company developing and delivering technology to the oil and gas sector. In 2023, Honeywell and the NOC announced an agreement for Honeywell to build two refining units in southern Libya at an estimated cost of between $500 million and $600 million.


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