Italy’s Eni and BP resume onshore drilling in Libya after 10-year hiatus, NOC says

CAIRO (Reuters) – Italian energy company Eni and British oil giant BP (NYSE:) have resumed exploration in Libya after onshore drilling was halted in 2014, Libya’s national oil corporation (NOC) said on Saturday.

NOC also said in a statement that Eni had started drilling in an area of Ghadames basin on Saturday.