by Dispatch Risk Analysis | Jan 20, 2026 | Diplomacy, Economic
Egypt: $500 Million Deal Promises Chinese Cooperation on Solar Summary: On 18 January 2026, Egyptian company Kemet and China’s GCL Suzhou Weicheng signed a $500 million agreement to establish a 280,000 m² industrial complex for manufacturing solar photovoltaic cells...
by Dispatch Risk Analysis | Oct 31, 2025 | Economic, Libya, Political, Social
Libya: OMV Sirte Basin Discovery Raises Hopes of Production Expansion Summary: On 30 October 2025, the National Oil Corporation (NOC) announced a new oil discovery by Austria’s OMV Exploration GmbH, Libya Branch, in the Sirte Basin. The find, at Block 106/4, well B1,...
by Dispatch Risk Analysis | Oct 24, 2025 | Algeria, Economic, Political, Social
Algeria: Egypt’s Petrojet Secures Contract for Hassi Bir Rkaiz Development Summary: On 20 October 2025, Egyptian state-owned contractor Petroleum Projects and Technical Consultations Company (Petrojet) secured a $1.08 billion contract for the phase two development of...
by Dispatch Risk Analysis | Oct 18, 2025 | Economic, Libya, Political, Social
Libya: Ras Lanuf Ethylene Plant Back Online After 8-Month Shutdown Summary: On 15 October 2025, Libya’s National Oil Corporation (NOC) announced the successful restart of the Ras Lanuf ethylene plant, which had been shut down for eight months since February 2025. ...
by Dispatch Risk Analysis | Oct 10, 2025 | Economic, Libya, Political, Social
Libya: Eni Resumes Exploration Paused in 2020 as Stability Concerns Remain Summary: On 5 October 2025, Libya’s state-owned National Oil Corporation (NOC) confirmed that Italian oil giant Eni’s North African subsidiary has resumed exploration in the north-western...
