Total Energies announced yesterday the restart of production at the Mabruk oil field in Libya, in which the Company holds an interest of 37.5%.
The Mabruk field is located onshore, in concession C17, around 130 km south of Sirte. Production from the field was stopped in 2015 during Libya’s civil war.
Total said the construction of a new production unit with a capacity of 25,000 barrels per day was launched in May 2024. Start-up of this new facility occurred on February 28, 2026, less than two years after the project was launched.
“This restart illustrates our long-term commitment in Libya, as we celebrate TotalEnergies’ 70th anniversary in the country this year,” said Julien Pouget, Middle East and North Africa Director for TotalEnergies’ Exploration & Production business. “This project, which follows TotalEnergies’ recent announcements regarding the extension of the Waha concessions, brings low-cost, low-emissions oil production in line with the Company’s strategy, and contributes to our objective of 3% annual production growth per year until 2030.”
The NOC
It will be recalled that Libya’s state National Oil Corporation had announced on 1 March that the Mabruk oil field had officially resumed production on 28 February following the successful commissioning of a new early production unit. Initial pumping rates are between 25,000 and 30,000 barrels per day, it added.
The NOC said technical teams have begun working to raise the company’s total production (from the Al-Jurf and Mabruk fields) to approximately 40,000 barrels per day by the end of March. This step reflects the success of the NOC’s vision to develop the sector’s infrastructure and strengthen the national economy, the state monopoly had added.
TotalEnergies in Libya
TotalEnergies has been present in Libya since 1956. In 2025, the Company’s production in the country averaged 113,000 barrels of oil equivalent per day, from the offshore Al Jurf field (TotalEnergies 37.5%), the onshore areas of El Sharara (TotalEnergies 15% in former Block NC 115 and 12% in former Block NC 186), Mabruk (37.5%), and the onshore Waha concessions (TotalEnergies 20.42%). The Waha concessions are held by NOC (59.16%), TotalEnergies (20.42%) and ConocoPhillips (20.42%) and are operated by Waha Oil Company (WOC), a company 100% owned by NOC.
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