BP signs deal to redevelop 'super-giant' field in Libya

Supermajor strikes provisional agreement to secure access to Sarir oilfield — and nearby Messla field — which it discovered almost 64 years ago

William Lin, BP's head of gas & low carbon energy (left), talks with NOC chairman Masoud Suleman (centre) in London on 7 July 2025. — William Lin, BP's head of gas & low carbon energy (left), talks with NOC chairman Masoud Suleman (centre) in London on 7 July 2025.Photo: NOC

Iain Esau

Africa CorrespondentLondon

Published 8 July 2025, 10:36Updated 8 July 2025, 11:29

BP Libya Libya National Oil Corporation Sarir Messla