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- Libya Energy & Economic Summit (LEES) 2025 Day One: Industry Leaders Discuss Libya’s Energy Tech, Sustainability and Workforceby ADC Editor on January 19, 2025 at 3:59 pm
The first day of the Libya Energy&Economic Summit (LEES) 2025 featured a dynamic technical program, hosted by the Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE) of Libya, which explored how technological advancements, sustainability and workforce development can drive the country’s oil and gas sector forward. Industry leaders shared insights on how these factors are essential for enhancing… Read More »Libya Energy & Economic Summit (LEES) 2025 Day One: Industry Leaders Discuss Libya’s Energy Tech, Sustainability and Workforce
- Eni, TotalEnergies Announce New Exploration Projects in Libyaby ADC Editor on January 19, 2025 at 2:53 pm
Libya’s National Oil Corporation (NOC) and international energy companies TotalEnergies, Eni, OMV, Repsol and Nabors outlined key exploration milestones and strategies to advance oil and gas production in Libya at the Libya Energy&Economic Summit 2025 on January 18. Among the key developments highlighted were TotalEnergies’ recent onshore exploration project and promising exploration opportunities in the… Read More »Eni, TotalEnergies Announce New Exploration Projects in Libya
- Libya Energy & Economic Summit (LEES) 2025: Nabors to Add Third Drilling Rig to Waha Field in Libyaby ADC Editor on January 19, 2025 at 1:05 pm
Global oil and gas drilling contractor Nabors has announced it will add a third drilling rig to the Waha oil field in Libya’s Sirte Basin. Expected to start operation in the coming weeks, the rig adds to the company’s current fleet of two rigs operating on the field. The announcement was made by Nabors Vice… Read More »Libya Energy & Economic Summit (LEES) 2025: Nabors to Add Third Drilling Rig to Waha Field in Libya
- Libya’s Oil Minister: Brownfields, Local Investment Key to 2M Barrels Per Day (BPD) Productionby ADC Editor on January 19, 2025 at 12:09 pm
Libya is setting its sights on boosting oil production to 2 million barrels per day (bpd) within the next two to three years, with brownfield development and local investment identified as critical drivers of this growth. Speaking at the Libya Energy&Economic Summit (LEES) in Tripoli on Saturday, Minister of Oil and Gas Dr. Khalifa Abdulsadek… Read More »Libya’s Oil Minister: Brownfields, Local Investment Key to 2M Barrels Per Day (BPD) Production
- Libya Energy & Economic Summit Opens with Libya Eyeing 1.6M Barrels Per Day (BPD) in 2025by ADC Editor on January 19, 2025 at 10:55 am
The third edition of the Libya Energy&Economic Summit (LEES) has officially opened, delivering a powerful call for investment to bolster the country’s oil and gas sector. With a goal of reaching 1.6 million barrels per day (bpd) by the end of the year, the summit highlighted Libya’s commitment to stabilizing its energy industry, fostering international… Read More »Libya Energy & Economic Summit Opens with Libya Eyeing 1.6M Barrels Per Day (BPD) in 2025
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- 4 Moroccan truck drivers disappear on Burkina-Niger borderby webdesk@voanews.com (Reuters) on January 19, 2025 at 7:27 pm
Three trucks, one carrying a spare driver, disappeared as they drove without an escort from Dori in Burkina Faso to Tera in Niger, an area known for jihadi threats, a diplomatic source says
- What does does the future hold for Africa’s Generation Beta?by webdesk@voanews.com (Henry Wilkins) on January 19, 2025 at 5:12 pm
Experts say AI, better health and economic growth are all on the horizon
- Chili paste heats up dishes and warms hearts at northeastern Tunisia’s harissa festivalby webdesk@voanews.com (Associated Press) on January 19, 2025 at 7:17 am
The region’s annual harissa festival has grown in the two-plus years since the United Nations cultural organization, UNESCO, recognized the sauce on a list of items of intangible cultural heritage
- Niger journalist held after channel suspended, association saysby webdesk@voanews.com (Agence France-Presse) on January 19, 2025 at 1:35 am
TV channel suspended after report critical of military-led regime
- Kenya deploys more police officers to Haiti to tackle gang violenceby webdesk@voanews.com (Associated Press) on January 18, 2025 at 11:09 pm
Gang violence has left more than 700,000 Haitians homeless in recent years
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- Medics under siege: ‘We took this photo, fearing it would be our last’on January 19, 2025 at 12:01 am
The last functioning hospital in Sudan’s Darfur region has come under constant bombardment.
- Fuel tanker explosion kills dozens of people in Nigeriaon January 18, 2025 at 8:14 pm
People had rushed to collect fuel from the tanker after it overturned in a crash.
- Trapped underground with decaying bodies, miners faced a dark realityon January 18, 2025 at 1:41 am
Mzwandile Mkwayi volunteered to go down into the shaft to help save the lives of scores of South African miners.
- Curfew and deaths in South Sudan after revenge attacks on Sudaneseon January 17, 2025 at 7:34 pm
Horrific videos seeming to show Sudanese soldiers attacking South Sudan nationals spark retaliation attacks.
- Marathon great Kipchoge to race London in Aprilon January 17, 2025 at 4:04 pm
Distance running great Eliud Kipchoge will return to the London Marathon in April.