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NOC signs MoU with Norwegian Equinor to evaluate maritime oil and gas potential and train Libyan youth

he Chairman of the National Oil Corporation (NOC), Farhat Bengdara, signed a memorandum of understanding with the Norwegian company Equinor.

The memorandum aims to study and evaluate the oil and gas potential in the Libyan maritime region.

The signing took place today at the NOC’s Tripoli headquarters and includes plans to train young national personnel in the oil and gas sector.

The NOC said Equinor, a leading Norwegian company in offshore oil and gas exploration and drilling, is a key partner in this endeavour.

Libya and Turkey agree to activate 2014 customs agreement

Libya and Turkey agreed on a working mechanism to activate the customs agreement on mutual administrative cooperation concluded between the two in 2014, the Customs Authority reported last Wednesday.

This came during a meeting held at the headquarters of the Turkish Ministry of Commerce in the capital, Ankara, last Wednesday, between a delegation from the Libyan Customs Authority, headed by its Director, Major General Suleiman Ali Salem, and his Turkish counterpart, and in the presence of the Commercial Attaché at the Libyan embassy, Osama Saif Al-Nasr.

Minutes of a meeting were signed between the two sides to activate the exchange of information and cooperation, and implement training activities to raise the efficiency of members of the Customs Authority.