by Dispatch Risk Analysis | Aug 13, 2025 | Algeria, Diplomacy, Economic, Libya
Libya: New Oil Discovery Under Partnership with Algeria’s Sonatrach Summary: On 12 August 2025, Libya’s National Oil Corporation (NOC) announced a commercial oil discovery in the Ghadames Basin with an estimated production capacity of 4,200 barrels per day (bpd). The...
by Dispatch Risk Analysis | Jul 30, 2025 | Algeria, Diplomacy, Economic
Algeria: Sonatrach China Deal Lays Groundwork for Hydrocarbon Investments Summary: On 20 July 2025, Algeria’s state-owned oil company, Sonatrach, and China’s Sinopec signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) setting the stage for future hydrocarbon contracts in the...
by Dispatch Risk Analysis | Mar 24, 2025 | Diplomacy, Libya, Political, Security
Libya: NOC Denies Oil Smuggling Claims, Pushing Back on Foreign Interference Summary: On 23 March 2025, the National Oil Corporation (NOC) denounced reports claiming that Libyan officials of the state-run firm were responsible for oil smuggling and money laundering...
by Dispatch Risk Analysis | Feb 13, 2025 | Diplomacy, Economic, Political, Social, Tunisia
Tunisia: Trade Deficit Widens as Structural Challenges in Economy Remain Summary: On 12 February 2025, the National Institute for Statistics published a report showing the trade deficit tripled from -577.6 million dinars in January 2024 to -1,765.5 million dinars in...
by Dispatch Risk Analysis | Sep 9, 2024 | Economic, Libya, Political, Social
Libya: UNSMIL Mediates to Reach an Agreement Over the Central Bank Crisis Summary: On Tuesday 3 September 2024, the United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) hosted discussions between the House of Representatives (HoR) and the Higher Council of State (HCS) to...
