VOL. XL

No. 21

26-May-1997

LIBYA

Agip/NOC Complete Appraisal Drilling On OffshoreBlock NC-41

MEES learns that Libya's National Oil Corporation (NOC) and Italy's Agip havejust completed the drilling of 12 appraisal wells in offshore Block NC-41 as part of the upstreamwork for the West Libya Gas Development Project (WLGDP) which envisages the export of 8bn cu.ms./year (BCM/y) of natural gas to Italy beginning in the year 2001. The Libyan-Italiangroup has also concluded all reservoir and economic...