The National Oil Corporation (NOC) Chairman, Masoud Suleiman, revealed yesterday that he had held a meeting with officials from TotalEnergies to discuss the progress of joint projects and work plans for developing the North Jalo field.
Suleiman considered the North Jalo field a key strategic initiative within the NOC’s plans to boost output and enhance production capacity over the medium and long term.
Suleiman reported that the meeting also addressed the dilapidated state of infrastructure at Waha Oil Company fields, emphasizing the need for practical programmes to rehabilitate and modernize facilities, thereby ensuring operational continuity, efficiency, and safety.
Furthermore, the meeting discussed establishing an effective management mechanism for the North Jalo field development project—one that can serve as a model for managing future projects such as NC-98, Dahra-Jufra (NC7), and others—adhering to clear timelines and execution frameworks that guarantee rapid completion, high-quality performance, and transparency.
With regards to capacity building, the meeting explored expanding training opportunities for Libyan technicians and engineers at the French Institute of Petroleum (IFP), as well as activating secondment and training programmes at TotalEnergies branches worldwide to facilitate knowledge transfer and the development of national talent.
Suleiman said he had reaffirmed that TotalEnergies is a vital strategic partner to the NOC, and that the two parties are working together to overcome obstacles hindering project implementation and the achievement of shared goals, all in support of plans to increase production and develop Libya’s oil sector.
