China News Service, Beijing, January 29th. Comprehensive news: According to foreign media reports, during Italian Prime Minister Meloni's visit to Libya, Italian energy giant Eni and Libyan National Oil Company signed a gas supply agreement worth US$8 billion. .
According to Reuters, on the 28th local time, Eni Group CEO Claudio Descalzi (Claudio Descalzi) held a press conference and said that the agreement with a total investment of up to 8 billion US dollars was signed by Italian Prime Minister Meroni. Signed in the context of the visit to Tripoli.
Eni said in a statement that this is Libya's first large-scale energy project since the early 2000s, involving the development of two offshore gas fields.
This will have a major impact on the oil industry and related supply chains, making an important contribution to the Libyan economy.
Farhat Bengdara, chairman of the Libyan National Oil Company, said the agreement, which will last for 25 years, involves projects that plan to produce 800 million standard cubic feet of gas per day.
Agence France-Presse analyzed that since the crisis in Ukraine last year, the supply of Russian natural gas has been slashed, leading to a surge in natural gas prices and leading to expensive state subsidies.
European governments are therefore scrambling to find alternatives to Russian gas.
Many European countries hope to strengthen cooperation with African natural gas producing countries to promote diversification of energy supply and reduce dependence on Russian natural gas.
According to reports, Meloni also led a delegation including the CEO of Eni Group to visit Algeria a few days ago to seek a supply agreement with Africa's largest natural gas exporter.
Algerian President Tebrun held talks with visiting Meloni in Algiers on the 23rd and said that the two sides agreed to further strengthen energy cooperation and build a new gas pipeline connecting the two countries.
Agence France-Presse reported that, in addition to energy cooperation, during Meloni's visit to Algeria and Libya, illegal immigration will also be discussed.
In recent years, the "smuggling tide" facing Europe has intensified, and the calls against accepting illegal immigrants in Italy have become increasingly louder.
The new Italian government led by Meloni has taken a tougher stance on cracking down on illegal immigration.
Many of the illegal immigrants who smuggled into Italy came from Algeria, Libya, Tunisia and other North African countries.
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