On Tuesday, November 3, 2020, the Chairman of the Board of Directors, Eng. Mustafa Sanallah, received the Executive Director of Operations of the Italian company ENI, Mr. Alessandro Politi, and his accompanying delegation, at the headquarters of the National Oil Corporation in the capital, Tripoli.
During the meeting, many topics were discussed, most notably the second phase of the Albury field development project, where the attendees discussed in detail all issues related to it financially, legally, technically and logistically, and the current challenges represented in the scarcity of budgets, which the corporation needs to run the sector and to carry out the necessary maintenance work for the surface equipment affected as a result Closures during the last period, in order to be able to complete the important projects in the sector, which in turn will contribute to increasing production rates and supporting the national economy.
Mr. Sanallah commented in this regard, saying: “We are proud of our strategic and historical relationship with the Italian company Eni, which extends for nearly fifty years, during which many achievements and projects have been achieved, and we look forward to this fruitful and constructive relationship extending to a longer period for the development of the oil sector. And gas in Libya, and he added, “The National Oil Corporation and its companies have worked in the previous period in very difficult circumstances, but after the status of force majeure has been lifted and production operations restored in all fields, ports and oil sites, we hope that the conditions and conditions will continue to improve, which is what We all wish. “
For his part, Mr. Politi praised the efforts of the Board of Directors of the National Oil Corporation that ultimately resulted in restarting the wheel of production again, saying: “The National Oil Corporation has not only succeeded in restarting production again! It has also succeeded in confronting and combating the Corona pandemic that struck. In the world, especially European countries, and we have been following over the past months in the exceptional efforts made by the National Oil Corporation and its companies to implement all global standards with high efficiency to limit the spread of this dangerous virus in its sites, and Eni has also sent a lot of aid and support to all neighboring regions For its operations in various parts of Libya, Eni will continue to coordinate with the Corporation’s Sustainable Development Department to continue cooperation in this aspect, and are well aware of the size of the responsibilities that fall on the board of directors, and we confirm that Eni always seeks to consolidate relations with the National Oil Corporation, and considers it a strong strategic partner We are also looking forward to other achievements in the future. “
On the side of the National Oil Corporation, the meeting was attended by members of the Board of Directors, Abu Al-Qasim Shanqir, Al-Amari Mohamed, the Director General of Finance, Mr. Baal-Eid Salem, the General Director of Legal Dr. Khalaf Allah Ibrahim, the Director of Maintenance and Projects Mr. Najmi Karim, and the Director of Crude Oil Marketing Mrs. Naima Sawan. On the side of Eni, Mr. Antonio Panza, Executive Director for North Africa and the Middle East, Mr. Prosco Boydu, Assistant Executive Director for Development, and Mr. Abdel Moneim Al Arefi, General Manager of Eni North Africa were also present.