Eni resumes offshore exploration in Libya’s offshore Block 16/4

Libya’s state-owned Nationwide Oil Company (NOC) has introduced that the North African arm of Eni, an Italy-based vitality firm, has restarted exploration work within the north-west offshore space of Libya.

This transfer, notably specializing in offshore Block 16/4, indicators a resumption of exploration exercise after greater than 5 years.

In keeping with the NOC, this comeback entails re-entering the exploratory effectively C1-16/4, additionally known as BESS-3.

Drilling at that location started on 11 March 2020 and was carried out by the Ensco rig (4005).

The effectively was drilled to a depth of 1,012ft earlier than operations have been suspended as a result of Covid-19 pandemic.

Decommissioning of the rig occurred on 14 April 2020.

The Scarabeo-9 rig operated by oilfield companies multinational Saipem is now re-entering the effectively with the intention of finishing drilling to the ultimate deliberate whole depth of 10,520ft.

The exploratory effectively lies in Contract Space D, previously referred to as as MN 41, roughly 95km off the coast of Libya, at a water depth of round 743m.

It’s round 15km from the Bahr Es Salam fuel subject.

Final 12 months, in October, Eni and British oil and fuel multinational bp restarted exploration work within the nation with drilling work within the Ghadames Basin.

This restart got here after a ten-year hiatus, with onshore drilling halted in 2014 due to political instability and battle following the overthrow of the nation’s late ruler, Muammar Gaddafi, in 2011.

In July 2025, Mellitah Oil and Gasoline, a three way partnership between NOC and Eni, entered right into a contract with US-based Hill Worldwide to supervise the Buildings A&E undertaking.

This undertaking is predicted to spice up native fuel manufacturing and assist exports to Europe with the event of two fields in Contract Space D.

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