On Sunday, October 3, 2021, at the headquarters of the National Oil Corporation (NOC) in Tripoli, a signing ceremony was held for the establishment of the South Refinery, which is one of the most important strategic projects adopted by NOC and supported by His Excellency the Prime Minister of the Government of National Unity, Mr. Abdul Hamid Dabaiba. The aim of this huge project is to achieve spatial development, as it will contribute effectively in solving the crisis of fuel and gas shortage in the southern regions, in addition to creating job opportunities for many people in the southern region.

His Excellency the Prime Minister of the Government of National Unity, Mr. "Abdul Hamid Dabaiba", opened the ceremony with a speech in which he explained the importance of this great project, as it will contribute to spatial development and will help stabilize the southern region and advance its economy.

After that, Mr. Mustafa Sanalla provided a detailed explanation accompanied by a visual presentation on the components of the project, its importance, the costs of establishing the refinery and the accompanying complementary side projects.

In this regard, Mr. Sanalla extended his thanks and appreciation to His Excellency the Prime Minister for his approval of the refinery project, which has a great economic benefit for the country. He also thanked the management committee of “Zallaf Company” for the great effort they made in preparing it for the stages of engineering works and technical designs supporting the feasibility study of the project.

It is worth mentioning that the Chairman of the Board of Directors of NOC recently met with Members of the Management Committee of Zallaf Company and its officials in the Engineering and Projects Department, where he discussed with them everything related to this important and vital project.

The Notables of the southern region also commended the support of His Excellency the Prime Minister of the National Unity Government and the efforts of the National Oil Corporation to bring this great national project into existence, and presented the Southern Shield in honor of His Excellency the Prime Minister, Mr. Abdul Hamid Dabaiba.

About the National Oil Corporation

The National Oil Corporation (NOC) owns refining, and oil and gas processing companies, operating refineriessuch as Zawia and Ras Lanuf refineries, ammonia, urea and methanol plants, the Ras Lanuf petrochemical complex and the gas processing plan. To establish petrochemical industries, anther stage of development of the ethylene plant has been completed , as well as the low and high density linear polyethylene plants.

NOC also owns national service companies which carry out oil well drilling and work over operations, provide all drilling material and equipment, lay and maintain oil and gas pipelines, build and maintain oil and gas storage tanks and carry out related technical and economic studies . They also provide the sector with other services , such as catering, procurement of materials and equipment, training and employment of foreign employees.