Libya picks 29 companies and eight 'investors' for 28 billion-barrel bid round

Prequalified bidders for 22 block offering also include six Chinese players, most of them privately-owned — and two Russian companies

A boy waves the Libyan flag in Libya's eastern city of Derna on 15 October 2024.
A boy waves the Libyan flag in Libya's eastern city of Derna on 15 October 2024.Photo: AFP/SCANPIX
Published 28 July 2025, 12:42Updated 28 July 2025, 12:42
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