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Libya to Launch EOR Round

Tuesday, July 31, 2007

To go along with the latest bid round where the focus is on increasing natural gas exploration and reserves, the government intends to launch a an enhanced oil recovery bid round. According to Saif Al-Islam, Libyan leader Muammar Qaddafi’s son, the enhanced recovery round is aimed at boosting the country’s oil output.

"We are now ready to launch …another round for enhanced recovery also — that’s a new one," Saif al-Islam told Reuters in an interview. The round is expected to launch in the next month or two.

Libya’s output, while climbing slightly since the lifting of UN and US sanctions still does not live up to its potential. The country’s reserves are the highest in Africa and the country still remains highly underexplored. Fields already discovered fell to the way side during the sanction years due to lack of technical expertise as well as access to equipment needed to maintain production levels. 


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