Mellitah Oil and Gas

=Snapshot=

Mellitah Oil and Gas is a joint venture (JV) in which the Libyan National Oil Corporation (NOC) and Italian oil company Eni are equal partners (NOC 50%; Eni 50%).

In November 2011 Abdul-Rahman Ben Yezza, a former executive of the JV, was named interim Oil Minister for Libya.

=History=

Mellitah Oil and Gas B.V. Libyan Branch was established in 2008 by the General People's Committee Resolution No. 253, in agreement with the National Oil Corporation (NOC)and Eni North Africa.

=Activities=

Eni manages its Libya operations through Mellitah, including the Elephant (El Feel) field in the Murzuk basin, Bu Attifel and the Bouri field.

As of December 2011 following the revolution earlier that year, Mellitah was pumping 70 percent of pre-conflict levels, but was still facing technical problems after fields in the desert were damaged by loyalist forces.

=External Links=

Official website: www.mellitahog.ly

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