National Oil Corporation
| National Oil Corporation
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| legal form | State company |
| founding | 1970 |
| Seat | Tripoli |
| Branch | Petroleum, natural gas |
| Website | www.en.noclibya.com.ly |
National Oil Corporation ( NOC ; Arabic المؤسسة الوطنية للنفط, DMG al-muʾassasa al-waṭaniyya li-n-nafṭ ) is a Libyan state-owned company with headquarters in Tripoli . The company was founded in 1970. Of the NOC's subsidiaries, Waha Oil Company (WOC) is the largest oil company, followed by Arabian Gulf Oil Company (Agoco), Zuetina Oil Company (ZOC) and Sirte Oil Company (SOC).
The National Oil Corporation produces more than three quarters of Libya's 1.6 million barrels of crude oil production per day (as of February 2011).
subsidiary company
- Azawia Refining
- Rasco
- Brega
- Agoco
- Sirte Oil Co.
- Jowef Oil Technology
- National Drilling Co.
- North Africa Geophysical Exploration Company
- National Oil Fields and Catering Company
- Tamoil
- Waha Oil Co.
Situation of the National Oil Corporation during the 2011 uprising in Libya
On March 10, an Agaco spokesman stated that the NOC subsidiary with headquarters in Benghazi had joined the insurgents and that the proceeds from the oil produced would be given to the opposition National Transitional Council . The oil terminal in Tobruk , east of Benghazi, could serve as the loading port .
About Shukri Ghanem , the chairman of the NOC, told Al Jazeera he was "fled" on 17 February. After Ras Lanuf was retaken by the Libyan military on March 12, AP reported that he had asked the Italian oil company Eni SpA to help put out a fire at the refinery there.
Individual evidence
- ↑ EIA 2007 (PDF; 208 kB)
- ↑ Reiner Hermann: Oil companies are withdrawing staff. In: Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung . February 21, 2011, accessed February 22, 2011 .
- ↑ Libya oil group offers to help fund opposition
- ↑ Live blog . In: Al Jazeera English , February 21, 2011.
- ↑ Libya oil minister seeks help from Italy's Eni in extinguishing fire at Ras Lanouf facility ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
