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Our activities in Libya

Eni has operated in Libya since 1959 and is the country's leading international gas producer. Gas from the Wafa and Bahr Essalam fields is transported to Italy through the Green Stream pipeline, supporting energy supplies to Europe. The Structures A&E project, scheduled for launch in 2026, aims to increase domestic gas supply and ensure export continuity, while also including a carbon capture and storage (CCS) facility at Mellitah. Eni also supports local development through initiatives focused on energy access, healthcare, professional training and youth employment.

Libya is a strategic gas-producing country for Eni and supports energy supplies to Europe through the Green Stream pipeline.
Gas produced at the Wafa and Bahr Essalam fields is transported from Libya to Italy through Green Stream.
The Structures A&E project is expected to increase domestic gas supply, guarantee export continuity and include a CCS facility at Mellitah.
In line with its decarbonisation strategy, Eni plans to develop a CO₂ capture and storage (CCS) facility at Mellitah. Negotiations for renewable energy development initiatives are also ongoing.
Eni supports local communities through initiatives focused on healthcare, professional training, youth employment, energy access and power plant operations and support including spare parts supply and staff training on safety.

In Libya, we are present in the exploration, development and production of hydrocarbons and are the leading international gas producer. In this way we help guarantee safe energy supplies to Europe while strengthening our ties with this increasingly strategic country. In line with our integrated approach, we promote initiatives in the country to guarantee access to energy and improve the quality of the health sector.

As well as promoting natural gas, in North Africa we champion projects based on the circular economy model, geared to the development of renewable energies and hydrogen, and focused on the capture, use and storage of CO₂.

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Activity start date: 1959 – present

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Libya’s decisive role in energy procurement

Our natural gas exploration and production activities take place both onshore and off the coast of the country. It is the Green Stream gas pipeline that transports the gas produced at the Wafa and Bahr Essalam fields to Italy. Through the strategic Structures A&E project, scheduled for launch in 2026, we plan to increase our supplies to the domestic market and guarantee the continuity of gas exports. In line with our decarbonisation strategy, the project also involves the construction of a CO₂ capture and storage plant (CCS) in Mellitah to reduce our overall carbon footprint. In 2025, development activities continued in all ongoing projects. Exploration activities yielded positive results in March 2026 with the Bahr Essalam South 2 (BESS 2) and Bahr Essalam South 3 (BESS 3) offshore discoveries. Preliminary estimates indicate that these discoveries jointly contain more than 1 Tcf of gas in place. Their proximity to the existing production facilities of the Bahr Essalam field will ensure a fast-track development. In February 2026 Eni was awarded the O1 offshore exploration license through a consortium with another partner. Eni will be the Operator. Negotiations for the launch of renewable energy development initiatives are currently ongoing.

Initiatives for local development

Numerous projects have been launched across the country to improve access to energy and healthcare in communities. Is ongoing a professional training...

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The data were selected from those contained in our official documents.

206
bcf

annual gas production (billion cubic feet)
59
mmboe

annual hydrocarbon production (millions of barrels of oil equivalent)
0.96
bcm

gas supplied (billion cubic meters)

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19 October 2026 - 2:05 PM CEST

Eni completes the Bouri Gas Utilization Project in Libya, one of the country’s key initiatives for associated gas recovery and emissions reduction

Last update: 08 June 2026

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Our activities in Libya