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| Libya to issue tenders for oil prospecting
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Tripoli, Libya (PANA) -
The second round of tenders
for oil prospecting in six areas of Libyan fields
will be held on 2 October, the head of the
cooperation department of the National Oil
Corporation (NOC) has said.
NOC Director Ridha Said told PANA over the weekend
that 66 of the 97 applicant international oil
companies were selected because they met the required
technical and financial criteria as specified.
Among the selected companies, 19 are currently
operating in projects in Libya, he added, dismissing
media reports that the selection of the companies
took into account of their nationality.
For Said, "such allegations can be explained only by
jealousy towards Libya which has successfully
overcome the diplomatic and economic crises imposed
on it."
On the procedures applied to the oil tenders, Said
said that they were done "in total transparency as
witnessed by all companies which bid in the previous
tender, including those which won no contract."
A two-company consortium -- Occidental Petroleum
Corporation from the US and Al-Liwa from the United
Arab Emirates -- won the first round of tenders on 30
January 2005.
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| Tripoli - 28/08/2005 |
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