Libya opens gas field

Libya has officially opened one of its largest natural gas fields and has said Europe will be a major customer, according to a report from the Jamahiriya News Agency, the official Libyan press service. “Libya will be an important supplier of gas to Europe,” Shokri Ghanem, Libya’s top oil official, was quoted by the agency as saying Sunday at a ceremony for the official start of production from the Attahadi field, in the central region of Sirte.

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