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    Reuters: Libya gas exports to Italy down as output goes to local market - NOC

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Libya's gas exports to Italy have fallen due to some production from the North African country's Mellitah plant being redirected for domestic consumption

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Press Notes, Africa

Reuters: Libya gas exports to Italy down as output goes to local market - NOC

Libya's gas exports to Italy have fallen due to some production from the North African country's Mellitah plant being redirected for domestic consumption, an official from the state-run energy company NOC said on Thursday.

The move follows disruption caused by the shutdown of Es Sider port and nearby fields because of recent fighting in the area.

Mellitah is co-owned by Italy's Eni and Libya's state oil firm National Oil Corp (NOC).

According to data from the gas grid operator Snam's web site, on Thursday 13.1 million cubic metres (mcm) of gas was imported from Libya to Gela in Sicily where the pipeline lands. That compared with 12.7 mcm delivered for Wednesday, 18 mcm delivered on Tuesday and 20.9 mcm delivered on Monday.
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