The deputy oil and gas minister says that the Zueitina oil terminal in north-east Libya - shut for weeks due to local protests - is expected to resume operations early next month.

The state-owned Sirte Oil Company (SOC) says that drilling at one of its exploration wells has achieved positive results.

Libya's National Oil Corporation (NOC) hosted representatives of British firms visiting Tripoli with an Energy Industries Council (EIC) delegation.

The government says it has bolstered security at energy installations following the attack on the In Amenas facility in southern Algeria, close to the Libyan border.

Switzerland-based Astra Oil Trading has reportedly won a tender to purchase Libyan gasoil for 2013.

The National Oil Corporation (NOC) has formed a new committee to handle complaints and grievances from employees.

Italian oil and gas services company Bonatti has urged the Libyan government to provide better protection for foreign businesspeople working in the country. 

The Zueitina oil terminal, which has been shut down for several weeks due to local protests, was expected to resume operations in the near future according to a Reuters report citing Libyan energy officials.

A group of local residents in the area close to the Zueitina oil terminal in eastern Libya have demonstrated against the closure of the facility, which was forced to suspend operations last month due to protests.

Libya's oil and gas minister, along with the chairman of the National Oil Corporation (NOC), attended a meeting to discuss ongoing issues at the Zawiya Oil Refinery in western Libya.

Libya's oil and gas minister says that an ongoing closure at the Zueitina oil terminal, which has been afflicted by protests, is costing more than $1.3m (LD1.6m) per day in losses.

Turkey's energy minister says that the country's current oil exploration interests in Libya are "not enough", and also hopes Turkish firms will be able to undertake 25% of Libya's power infrastructure work in 2013.

Turkey's Minister of Energy and Natural Resources, accompanied by a delegation of Turkish energy and construction firms, has held meetings in Tripoli with Libyan energy officials.

Turkey's energy minister has said that the country may increase its imports of Libyan crude oil to above a million tonnes per year to offset declining imports from Iran.

Libya's oil and gas minister, Abdelbari al-Arusi, says he has received expressions of interest from foreign firms seeking to invest in energy projects, and is studying the possibility of a new refinery in Sebha.