Italian Eni Restart Libyan Gas Supplies

Italian energy company Eni has announced that it has resumed supplies through the Greenstream pipeline with the Libyan National Oil Corporation (NOC). Supplies through the pipeline had previously been halted due to conflict on Libya.

Eni said that it had yesterday begun testing activities for the release of natural gas into the pipeline. "The volumes of gas shipped during the testing period mark the preliminary restart of the pipeline operations after eight months of stoppages due to the conflict in Libya," a statement said.

"Mellitah Oil & Gas, NOC and Eni are currently working together to restart, during the month of November, both the gas production from the offshore platform of Sabratah, located 110 km from the Libyan coast in the Bahr Essalam gas field,  and the associated treatment and processing facilities at the Mellitah Complex," the Eni statement said.

Eni hailed the move as a very positive one, calling it the "first major milestone reached by Eni's strong commitment to bring greater energy security to Italy."