Eni and BP Restart Offshore Exploration in Libya, Ending Five-Year Pause in Energy Operations
Italian energy giant Eni has resumed offshore exploration drilling northwest of Libya, the country’s National Oil Corporation (NOC) announced, marking the end of a five-year hiatus in exploration activity.
In 2024, Eni partnered with BP to relaunch exploration efforts in Libya, nearly a decade after onshore drilling came to a standstill in 2014, when the outbreak of civil war divided the country into rival factions.
According to the NOC, Eni has recommenced operations on a well that was previously suspended in 2020 following the global COVID-19 pandemic, which forced drilling activities to be put on hold.
