The Libyan Prime Minister, Abdul Hamid Dbeibha, said at the sixth summit for gas exporting countries in Doha, Qatar, that Libya has a large energy stock and is working to develop new explorations in partnership with foreign companies, adding that Libya could become a major gas exporter after the exploration of new fields.

Dbeibah added that there's an opportunity for cooperation among the countries to face international challenges by exploring their natural resources, saying that the instability in Libya had a large impact on oil and gas production.

The summit attendees included 11 permanent countries: Qatar, Libya, Russia, Iran, Algeria, Egypt, Bolivia, Venezuela, Nigeria, Trinidad and Tobago, and Equatorial Guinea as well as seven monitoring countries: Iraq, Angola, Azerbaijan, Malaysia, United Arab Emirates, Norway, and Peru. The members’ gas share of world gas reserves amounts to 70%.