Despite the unsafe situation and political chaos in the North African country, Meloni has a meeting with Prime Minister Abdulhamid al-Dbeibah.
According to Farhat Bengdara, the boss of the national Libyan oil company NOC, the gas deal is worth 8 billion dollars (7.4 billion euros). Due to the war in Ukraine, European countries are increasingly trying to replace Russian gas with energy supplies from North Africa and elsewhere.
Italy has already taken the lead in getting gas from Algeria by entering into a strategic partnership in the country. The Italians will invest in, among other things, the Algerian state energy company Sonatrach to help it bring about a turnaround after years of declining production.
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