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Libya’s National Oil Corporation (NOC) has signed a production-sharing agreement with US energy company Chevron as the country seeks to attract investment and increase oil production. NOC Chairman Masoud Suleiman said the agreement represents an important step towards exploring and developing Libya’s hydrocarbon resources while strengthening partnerships with major international energy companies. Suleiman said the […]
The United States has eased its fertilizer restrictions on Morocco to manage a supply emergency, but the Kingdom could also become a key source of purified phosphoric acid—a crucial product tied to growing competition with China over battery production, supply chain integrity, and access to critical minerals, says Washington Institute for Near East Policy. In […]
Morocco has been named among the primary markets targeted by a proposed $200 million African energy transition fund designed to finance renewable energy and other low-carbon infrastructure projects across the continent, according to an Environmental and Social Management System assessment by the African Development Bank. The African Transition Acceleration Fund, known as ATAF, is targeting […]
A widespread power outage hit western, central and southern Libya early Monday after several major electricity generation plants went offline, according to local media and sources. The Zawiya and Khoms power plants in western Libya, along with the Ubari gas-fired plant in the south, were shut down simultaneously. The reasons for the outages remained unclear. […]
Libya’s National Oil Corporation (NOC) says it supplied 1.369 million metric tons of fuel to the local market in July 2026, with the estimated value reaching about $1.006 billion. The corporation said it received 1.378 million tons of fuel from local and international sources, including gasoline, diesel, LPG, kerosene and heavy fuel oil. Diesel accounted […]
Libya’s oil export revenues reached $15.234 billion in the first six months of 2026, exceeding the Government’s target of $13.985 billion by nearly 9%, according to data published by the Ministry of Economy and Trade. Crude oil production stood at about 246 million barrels during the period, slightly below the target of 252 million barrels. […]
In the wake of Spain’s self-inflicted migration crisis, analyses underpinned by Moroccophobia spawned in Spanish media. Some suggested Spain should consider cutting or threatening to cut electricity flows through the submarine cables to Morocco as leverage. Such proposals ignore the mutual benefits of the interconnection and risk exposing deeper economic interdependence, energy experts and bilateral […]
Morocco’s phosphate giant OCP Group has received approval to create two new subsidiaries under OCP Green Water dedicated to seawater desalination and water transport. The approval was published in the Official Gazette. The new entities are designed to secure industrial and drinking water self-sufficiency across two Moroccan regions: the central zone covering Marrakech, Youssoufia, Safi […]
Morocco has established itself as one of the most serious candidates for a competitive green hydrogen industry at the regional level, but a new UN report finds the regulatory architecture needed to support that ambition remains significantly underdeveloped, according to Le Matin. The report, produced by the UN Industrial Development Organization for Morocco’s Energy Transition […]
Morocco’s national water and electricity utility, ONEE, has approved a 2026-2030 equipment plan worth 177 billion dirhams for electricity and 42.1 billion dirhams for drinking water, with 72 percent of the total to be financed directly by the private sector, the utility’s board decided at a session in Rabat. The electricity component centers on accelerating […]