Gas production at Mellitah Industrial Complex will temporary be put on hold due to plans of renovations for the facility, announced the National Oil Corporation (NOC) on Sunday.
The NOC affirmed that that “all necessary arrangements have been taken to compensate for the shortage of gas” during the renovation, which will start tomorrow, May 1.
The Libyan state-owned oily company uses the Mellitah Industrial Complex to export part of the processed natural gas through an offshore pipe line of 32 inches/516 km, connecting Mellitah Industrial Complex to the southern coast of Italy, and managed by the Green Stream, according to Italian company Eni’s profile of Mellitah Oil and Gas Company.
This offshore export Line is considered to be the first link between Libya and Europe, as per Eni’s profile.