Nuri Berruien, chairman of Libya's National Oil Corporation (NOC) held talks in Tripoli on 24 July with senior officials from Spanish energy company Repsol.

A delegation of energy officials from Sudan, which borders southern Libya, held talks with their Libyan counterparts in Tripoli this week.

A group of employees of the Mellitah Oil & Gas company staged a sit-in at the firm's Tripoli headquarters on 24 July to protest over management policies.

Austrian energy company OMV says that production of crude oil from its Libya operations rose to "close to pre-crisis levels" in the second quarter of 2012.

Senior government officials met on 17 July to discuss an integrated strategy to develop Libya's petrochemicals sector 

The state-owned National Oil Corporation (NOC) plans to hold an energy forum in December, covering previous exploration results in Libya, the regulatory environment, the role of the public and private sector and other relevant issues.

The National Oil Corporation (NOC) says that the Arabian Gulf Oil Company (AGOCO) and German energy company Wintershall are set to begin construction on a new oil pipeline in north-east Libya.

The Sirte Oil Company (SOC), a subsidiary of the state-owned National Oil Corporation (NOC), has issued eight new tenders for maintenance and construction work.

According to state officials, operations at several oil terminals in north-east Libya have restarted after protesters forced a temporary shutdown to coincide with the 7 July elections.

Libya’s National Oil Corporation (NOC) issued a press release criticising Anglo-Dutch energy company Shell over its decision to withdraw from its exploration programme in the country.

Libya's oil output was down by 300,000 barrels per day (bpd) on the eve of the 7 July national elections, according to state officials, with export operations at several major terminals still closed by protesters.

Various reports indicate that armed groups have forced a shutdown of operations at two oil terminals as part of demands for greater political recognition for north-east Libya ahead of elections on 7 July.

The Algerian state-owned energy company has invited companies to prequalify for services related to its oil exploration programme in western Libya, where it intends to begin drilling in October.

The Algerian state-owned energy company has resumed its exploration work near Zintan, in western Libya, in line with timings announced last month.

An official at Libya's National Oil Corporation (NOC) has said that Libya's largest refinery will not resume operations in early July, as had previously been expected.