Eni Discovered New Gas Deposits in Libya
The Italian energy company Eni has discovered new gas deposits in Libya, according to the company’s press release.
“As a result of an exploration campaign launched in recent months, Eni has discovered two new gas fields in Libya,” the statement said.
It is noted that the company drilled two wells at two sites of the Bahr Essalam field. As a result of the work, gas volumes were preliminarily estimated at more than 1 trillion cubic feet. The produced gas will be supplied to the domestic market and also exported to Italy.
Eni is an energy company operating in 64 countries with a workforce of nearly 32 thousand people. It is engaged in exploration, development and production of oil and gas; refining, marketing, trading and transportation of raw materials, as well as renewable energy.
Eni has been operating in Libya since 1959. Over the past year, the company’s production in Libya amounted to about 162 thousand barrels of oil equivalent per day.
