Italian oil company Eni confirmed it would be launching of onshore exploratory drilling activities in the Ghadames Basin in Libya next month, as well as the launching of an offshore drilling campaign in the Sirte Basin by the end of 2025.
During the Libyan-Italian roundtable, which kicked off Monday in Rome, Martina Obizzi, President of the North Africa and Levant region at Eni, said: "Exploration activities are one of the main pillars in the energy sector," according to the Energy Capital & Power website.
"We have not stopped looking at Libya from an exploration perspective, and we are looking forward to resuming these activities as soon as possible," Obizzi added, noting that there are more than a billion undiscovered resources in Libya.
Eni is working jointly to operate offshore exploration operations in Areas A and B in the Ghadames Basin, alongside British Petroleum and the Libyan Investment Authority.
The Libyan-Italian roundtable will discuss the role of Italian companies in developing the oil and natural gas sector in Libya, in addition to discussing the launching of the third edition of the Libya Energy and Economy Summit next year in Tripoli.
