Egypt and Libya Discuss Accelerating Cross-Border Natural Gas Pipeline Interconnection

en.Wedoany.com Reported - On November 7, Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty held talks with Libyan Acting Minister of Oil and Gas Khalifa Abdulsadiq in the Libyan capital Tripoli. The two sides focused on accelerating the construction and interconnection projects of natural gas pipelines between the two countries, and exchanged views on energy infrastructure projects including oil refining, refined petroleum products cooperation, and cross-border power grid interconnection. The talks were part of the bilateral project advancement consultation stage.

The talks were held at the new premises of the Egyptian Embassy in Tripoli. Abdelatty proposed accelerating the implementation of the natural gas pipeline construction and connection project between the two countries, while expanding cooperation in the field of petroleum products, and advancing existing bilateral energy cooperation projects to the next stage.

The two sides also discussed cooperation arrangements for refining Libyan crude oil in Egypt and re-exporting refined products, as well as the renovation and rehabilitation of refineries in Libya. The Egyptian side called for accelerating the implementation of relevant refining cooperation projects and identified the upgrading of refining facilities and cross-border energy infrastructure construction as priority items for advancement.

In the electricity sector, the Egyptian side proposed completing the power grid interconnection project between the two countries as soon as possible. Libyan Acting Minister of Oil and Gas Abdulsadiq briefed on the existing technical cooperation between the two sides in the fields of oil, natural gas, and electricity, and reaffirmed that existing cooperation projects will continue to be implemented.

Abdulsadiq plans to visit the Egyptian capital Cairo in the near future to continue technical consultations with the Egyptian Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources and the Minister of Electricity and Renewable Energy. Follow-up talks will focus on the implementation arrangements for energy cooperation projects.