EU-Libya: EU’s migration cooperation with Libya is ‘morally bankrupt’ and amounts to complicity in violations

Ahead of a visit by EU Migration Commissioner Brunner and EU ministers to Libya to discuss migration cooperation on 8 July, Eve Geddie, the Director of Amnesty International’s European Institutions Office, said: “The EU’s morally bankrupt migration …

BP, Shell Sign Libya Deals as Majors Step Up Their Return

British energy giants BP Plc and Shell Plc signed agreements with Libya’s National Oil Corp to study new opportunities, joining international majors accelerating their return to the oil-rich African nation. BP, which has pivoted away from its failed low- …

WATCH | Greece rescues hundreds of migrants from Libya

In a separate incident, also on Sunday, the EU's Frontex border agency rescued 96 migrants on board two boats off Crete, the coastguard said. The migrants are now being taken to Crete, Greece's largest and most populous island. Sea arrivals from …

BP And Shell See New Opportunities In Libya's Oil Fields

BP Plc BP will reopen its office in Tripoli by late 2025 as part of a renewed push to resume operations in Libya, the company confirmed following the signing of a memorandum of understanding with the country's National Oil Corporation (NOC). The …

BP and Shell sign Libya deals as majors accelerate return after civil war

BP, Shell and Libya’s NOC link for oilfield exploration and development

Libya’s National Oil Corporation (NOC) has agreed with oil companies BP and Shell to conduct hydrocarbon exploration and development studies in three Libyan oilfields. The memorandum of understanding with BP covers detailed studies to explore the potential …

BP inks deal to redevelop 'super-giant' field in Libya

Supermajor strikes provisional agreement to secure access to Sarir oilfield - and nearby Messla field - which it discovered almost 64 years ago William Lin, BP's head of gas & low carbon energy (left), talks with NOC chairman Masoud Suleman (centre …

More than 1,200 migrants arrive in Crete amid influx from Libya

At least 1,200 migrants have been detained in the Greek islands of Crete and the nearby islet of Gavdos over the past three days following a surge in arrivals from Libya. Multiple boats were intercepted off Crete's southern coast from Saturday through …

BP Signs Libya Deal to Study Redeveloping Giant Oilfields

BP Plc signed an accord with Libya’s National Oil Corp. to study reviving two huge oil fields in the African nation.  The focus on Libya, one of Africa’s largest oil producers and a member of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries, comes as …

Libya talks coincide with migrant surge

[Makis Kartsonakis/Intime News] More than 1,400 migrants have been rescued in the waters south of Crete and near the island of Gavdos since the weekend, creating a humanitarian crisis as the island lacks organized accommodation facilities. The surge in …