by Dispatch Risk Analysis | Jun 18, 2025 | Algeria, Diplomacy, Economic, Security, Social
Algeria: New Energy Exploration Licenses Awarded Following Bid Round Summary: On 17 June 2025, Algerian National Agency for Hydrocarbon Energy (ALNAFT) announced the foreign companies that were awarded exploration licenses in the Algeria’s southern region following...
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 | Oct 24, 2024 | Diplomacy, Economic, Libya, Political
Libya: NOC to Increase Oil Production in Cooperation with Foreign Firms Summary: On 26 October 2024, the Libyan National Oil Corporation (NOC) announced that foreign energy companies are resuming exploration in the country after more than ten years since onshore...
by Dispatch Risk Analysis | Oct 23, 2024 | Algeria, Diplomacy, Economic, Security
Algeria: Sonatrach Signs Green Hydrogen MoU with European Firms Summary: On 23 October 2024, Algerian national energy firm, Sonatrach, announced that it had signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with a number of European partners to assess the feasibility of the...
by Dispatch Risk Analysis | Oct 4, 2024 | Economic, Libya, Political, Social, Tunisia
Libya: Oil Production Resumes Amidst Fragile Central Bank Agreement Summary: On 3 October 2024, the eastern government in Libya lifted the blockade on the oil fields under its control and ordered the resumption of oil production after a month of shutdowns. The...