AGP Executive Report

Energy & Industry: Libya’s National Oil Corporation (NOC) signed a production-sharing agreement with Chevron for a Sirte Basin block, aiming to boost exploration, production and investment using Chevron’s technical know-how. Governance & Projects: Tripoli PM Abdel Hamid Aldabaiba met US firm KBR to discuss strengthening Libya’s projects sector, governance and institutional management, aligning with oil-and-energy reform goals. Oil Sector Partnerships: Libya’s Oil and Gas Minister Abdel Sadig met ConocoPhillips leadership to review investment plans, Waha concession development and production increases, with a focus on modern technologies and building local expertise. Science & Talent: The first Libyan Experts Forum in Tripoli brought diaspora and local specialists from 26 countries to connect national know-how with state institutions and development priorities. Education Tech: Libya’s wider region trend mirrors US classroom AI pilots and new guidance urging schools to judge educational tech by outcomes, while acknowledging limited long-term data. Maritime Tech: Zliten opened an EU-backed fish market and experimental laboratory to improve refrigeration, preservation, commercialization and supply-chain traceability for fisheries. Security Watch: Reports say Russia is expanding its footprint across six Libyan airbases, upgrading facilities and deploying additional personnel and equipment.

Libya Energy Deal: Libya’s National Oil Corporation (NOC) signed a production-sharing agreement with Chevron for a Sirte Basin block after a 2025 tender, aiming to boost exploration, production (from 1.5m to 2m bpd), investment, and bring in Chevron’s technology. Oil & Gas Diplomacy: Libya’s Oil and Gas Minister Abdel Sadig met ConocoPhillips leadership in Norway to discuss next-phase investment, Waha concession development, production increases, and using modern technologies while building national expertise. Education Infrastructure: Tripoli’s ODAC-backed “Schools of the Future” exhibition is set for Nov 8–11 at Tripoli International Fairgrounds, targeting 500 modern schools and showcasing new tech and engineering solutions for school delivery. Fisheries Tech Push: Zliten opened a fish market plus an experimental fish preservation and collection laboratory under the EU REBUILD pilot, including refrigeration, traceability, and supply-chain upgrades to help Libya move beyond hydrocarbons. AI in Classrooms: US Education Secretary Linda McMahon highlighted growing AI use in schools while noting limited learning-outcome data so far, as districts roll out AI literacy and classroom tools. Global Tech/Science Spillover: Research on “bomb fishing” in Indonesia shows explosive fishing is damaging coral reefs, with the method documented across many countries including Libya. Security Tech Watch: Reports say Russia is expanding its footprint across six Libyan airbases, including deliveries of drones and air-defense systems, as Moscow scales logistics and infrastructure.

Libya Energy & Industry: NOC chairman Masoud Suleiman says NOC has signed a production-sharing agreement with Chevron, aiming to boost exploration, investment, and output using modern technologies. Oil & Gas Partnerships: Libya’s Oil and Gas Minister Khalifa Abdel Sadig met ConocoPhillips in Norway to discuss Waha concession development and production increases through faster project delivery and capacity-building. Education Tech & Infrastructure: Tripoli’s “Schools of the Future” exhibition is set for Nov 8–11, targeting 500 modern schools and showcasing new technologies and engineering solutions under ODAC’s supervision. AI in Classrooms: US education leaders back AI literacy and classroom pilots, but admit long-term learning impacts are still unclear—an approach that’s likely to influence how Libya and other countries handle generative tools. Fisheries & Traceability: Zliten opened a fish market and an experimental preservation laboratory under an EU REBUILD pilot, including refrigeration, commercialization, and supply-chain traceability. Security & Risk: Reports highlight ammunition depots in residential areas, with a recent Misrata blast renewing calls to move weapons away from civilians. Tech, Trade & Renewables: Libya’s PIB met Turkish business groups on sectors like electricity, medical supplies, packaging, and soilless farming, while Libya’s NDA delegation in Cyprus pushed renewable energy and storage partnerships. Global Tech Watch: A UK move to share classified components to help Ukraine assemble SCALP long-range missiles shows how sensitive defense tech is increasingly being localized.

Libya–EU Fisheries Tech: Zliten opened an EU-backed fish market plus an experimental lab for preserving and collecting fish, aiming to boost refrigeration, traceability, and commercialization to meet global standards. Libya–Cyprus Energy Deals: Libya’s National Development Authority met Cyprus business leaders to push renewable energy investment, including solar and energy storage, amid Libya’s ongoing power cuts. Libya–Turkey Business Push: Libya’s Privatisation & Investment Board held talks with Turkish firms on sectors like electricity, medical supplies, packaging, and soilless farming, plus reconstruction and infrastructure opportunities. Libya–Labour & Diaspora Platform: Tripoli’s Labour and Rehabilitation ministry launched a diaspora forum and a digital platform to build a national database of Libyan experts and speed knowledge transfer. Libya–Security Risk in Cities: A Misrata warehouse blast revived fears of ammunition depots inside residential areas, with residents calling for removal after rockets and shells spread panic. AI in Schools (Global, Local Relevance): US educators are piloting AI literacy and classroom experimentation, warning that chatbots can “hallucinate,” while still using AI to personalize learning. Turkey’s Infrared Detector: A report highlights Türkiye’s growing defense tech exports and points to a new infrared detector as a step toward advanced UAVs and missile defense.

Libya-EU Fisheries Tech: Zliten opened an EU REBUILD-backed fish market and an experimental lab to boost refrigeration, storage, commercialization, and—crucially—supply-chain traceability for local and international sales. Libya Renewable Energy Push: Libya’s National Development Authority held talks in Cyprus with the Chamber of Commerce on renewable power, solar, and energy storage partnerships, amid ongoing eastern Libya blackouts. Libya-Turkey Investment Drive: Tripoli’s Privatisation & Investment Board met Turkish business groups to explore projects in electricity/lighting, medical supplies, elevators, packaging, and soilless farming, including reconstruction opportunities. AI in Education (Global, with Libya relevance): US educators are training students and teachers on AI literacy by testing chatbots’ mistakes in class, after guidance urged schools to judge educational tech by outcomes. Defense Tech Signal from Türkiye: Türkiye’s defense sector hit $11.2B in exports and highlighted an Aselsan infrared detector aimed at UAVs, armored forces, tanks, and missile defense. Security Risk at Home: A Misrata blast revived fears about weapons depots inside residential areas, with residents calling for munitions to be moved away from civilians.

Libya–Cyprus Clean Energy Push: Libya’s National Development Authority met Cyprus business leaders to expand trade in construction, ports/airports, and especially renewable power, including solar and energy storage—aimed at easing eastern Libya’s summer blackouts. Local Security & Civilian Risk: A Misrata-area blast tied to an armed group revived fears over weapons depots inside residential neighborhoods, with residents again demanding munitions be moved away from civilians. Diaspora Knowledge Link-Up: Libya’s Ministry of Labour and Rehabilitation is hosting a Tripoli forum bringing about 100 Libyan experts from 26 countries and launching a digital platform to build a national database and speed knowledge transfer. Foreign Education Rules: Tripoli issued resolution 498/2026 with 55 articles regulating how foreign educational institutions can operate, including accreditation, facility requirements, and limits on using public buildings. Tech in Schools (Global): US educators are rolling out AI literacy training by letting students test chatbots and spot errors, pushing “safe use” policies rather than outright bans. Maritime Safety at Sea: Civil search flights reported bodies/debris sightings in the Mediterranean and pointed to militia-linked Libyan interception practices. Environment: A report highlights bomb fishing’s damage to coral reefs, including documented cases reaching Libya.

Libya Diaspora Tech & Research: Tripoli’s Ministry of Labour and Rehabilitation is hosting a diaspora experts forum (23–25 Aug) with about 100 Libyan specialists from 26 countries, plus a digital platform to build a national database and speed knowledge transfer for research and innovation. AI in Education: Educators in Charleston are piloting AI literacy training for students and teachers, using live “map of the world” demos to show how chatbots can misspell and hallucinate—pushing schools toward safe, practical classroom experimentation. Foreign Education Rules in Libya: The Government of National Unity issued Resolution 498/2026 (55 articles) regulating foreign education, requiring accredited programs, Islamic and Libyan values compliance, and minimum safety-focused facilities for engineering, health, and electricity. Libya–Turkey Investment Push: Libya’s Privatisation & Investment Board met Turkish business groups to explore projects in electricity, medical supplies, elevators, packaging, and soilless farming, including reconstruction opportunities in Benghazi and beyond. Benghazi Urban Planning: The Global Competitive Urban Planning Initiative Benghazi (GCUPI-B) says it has reached 93% capacity for concept masterplans and innovative solutions, with a final registration deadline approaching.

Libya Diaspora Tech & Research: Tripoli’s Ministry of Labour and Rehabilitation is hosting a forum (23–25 Aug) bringing about 100 Libyan experts from 26 countries to arrive in Tripoli and launch a digital platform for knowledge exchange, aiming to build a national database and boost research and innovation. AI in Education: US schools are shifting from bans to hands-on AI literacy, using classroom demos to show how chatbots can produce wrong or nonsensical outputs—an approach that’s likely to influence how Libya’s education sector thinks about AI governance. Foreign Education Rules in Libya: The Government of National Unity issued resolution 498/2026 regulating foreign educational institutions, requiring accredited programs, Islamic and national values compliance, and safety-focused facilities standards. Maritime Safety & Migration Tech: Reports from the Mediterranean highlight how civil search flights sometimes find debris and missing people, with Libya’s coastguard actions linked to interception risks. Coral Reef Science: Research warns that blast fishing—documented in multiple countries including Libya—uses explosives to devastate reefs, with underwater monitoring capturing thousands of blasts. Libya Construction & Industry Links: A Turkish company signed a contract for a Libya fuel terminal, while Chinese Nantong Construction says it’s ready to finance building-material factories and prefabricated building tech projects.

Marine Conservation: Researchers using underwater microphones in Indonesia’s Spermonde Archipelago recorded thousands of blast-fishing explosions, highlighting how the banned “bottle bomb” method can rapidly turn reefs into rubble—an approach documented in at least 34 countries including Libya. Education & AI Literacy: U.S. schools are shifting from bans to hands-on AI training, using classroom demos to show how chatbots can misspell and fabricate facts—an approach that’s likely to shape how Libya’s own education policy debates AI use. Libya Policy & Health Tech: Tripoli’s Government of National Unity issued a 55-article resolution regulating foreign education in Libya, while the Medical Supply Organisation launched the Libyan National Formulary to standardize approved medicines and improve drug security. Oilfield Digitalization: AGOCO met Baker Hughes to expand technical cooperation, including digital field technologies and advanced production solutions. Urban Tech & Planning: The Global Competitive Urban Planning Initiative for Benghazi reached 93% capacity, pushing concept masterplans for the city’s future. Construction & Industry Links: Nantong Construction signaled readiness to finance Libya housing-related industrial projects, including prefabricated building materials and tech cooperation.

AI in Schools: U.S. educators are shifting from banning chatbots to teaching AI literacy by showing how generative tools can misspell countries and invent facts, pushing students to question outputs. Libya Education Rules: Libya’s Tripoli-based Government of National Unity issued Resolution 498/2026 with 55 articles regulating foreign educational institutions, including accreditation requirements, Islamic and Libyan values compliance, and safety-focused facilities. Libya Health Supply Reform: Libya’s Medical Supply Organisation launched the Libyan National Formulary to standardize approved medicines and improve drug security and prescribing across the system. Oilfield Tech Partnerships: AGOCO met Baker Hughes to expand engineering and technical services in Libya, including digital field technologies and modern operating software. Electricity & Security Pressure: UN reporting warns drone attacks hit Libya’s Zawiya oil refinery and power infrastructure, worsening grid shortages, while fuel diversion and stalled politics deepen the crisis. Benghazi Urban Planning: The Global Competitive Urban Planning Initiative for Benghazi says it has reached 93% capacity toward a concept masterplan competition for the city’s future. Libya–China Construction Finance: Nantong Construction Company says it is ready to finance industrial and building-material projects in Libya and explore prefabricated building technologies. Türkiye–Libya Trade: Turkish exports to Libya rose in 2026, with logistics and construction ties cited as key drivers.

Libya Electricity & Security: The UN warns western Libya remains unstable as armed groups profit from trafficking and smuggling, and drone attacks hit the Zawia oil refinery and a power substation, knocking out over 700MW; it also flags a Benghazi assassination and says Libya spends about $1bn monthly on fuel imports while grid shortages persist. Power-Sector Governance: Libya’s GNU dissolved GECOL’s board and named Al-Bashir Al-Marash chairman, aiming to stabilize generation, transmission and distribution amid outages linked to protests and drone strikes. Foreign Education Rules: Tripoli issued Resolution 498/2026 (55 articles) regulating foreign educational institutions, requiring accreditation, compliance with Islamic Sharia and Libyan values, and minimum engineering/health/electrical facilities. Healthcare Supply Reform: Libya’s Medical Supply Organisation launched the Libyan National Formulary to standardize approved medicines and improve drug security and prescribing. Oilfield Tech Partnerships: AGOCO met Baker Hughes to expand digital field technologies, well operations, advanced production solutions and modern software; it also discussed training and reactivating shut wells. Benghazi Urban Tech: GCUPI-B says it has reached 93% capacity for an open international competition to generate concept masterplans for Benghazi’s future, with a final registration deadline approaching. Libya–China Construction & Prefab Tech: Nantong Construction said it is ready to finance industrial projects in Libya and cooperate on modern prefabricated building technologies.

Urban Tech & Planning: Benghazi’s Global Competitive Urban Planning Initiative (GCUPI-B) hit 93% capacity, with FDRL urging global firms, experts, startups and innovators to register before the final deadline for concept masterplans and solutions for the city’s trade and logistics future. Health Supply Chain Reform: Libya’s Medical Supply Organisation launched the Libyan National Formulary to standardize which medicines are approved and covered, aiming to improve prescribing, dispensing and drug security. Oilfield Tech Partnerships: AGOCO met Baker Hughes to expand engineering and technical services, including digital field technologies, well operations, advanced production solutions and training for Libyan staff. Electricity Grid Governance: Libya’s GNU dissolved GECOL’s board and appointed Bashir Al-Marash as chairman amid power instability, after drone strikes and protests disrupted generation and the grid. Education Regulation: Libya issued new rules for foreign educational institutions, covering accreditation, Islamic Sharia and Libyan values, infrastructure safety standards, and limits on using public buildings. Regional Water Security: Ethiopia’s plan for three more Blue Nile hydropower dams is reigniting the GERD-era dispute, pulling in Red Sea and Gulf geopolitics. Trade & Construction Links: Türkiye’s exports to Africa rose to $13.3B in seven months; shipments to Libya reached $1.59B, supported by logistics and construction projects. Security & Infrastructure Risks: UN warned drone attacks have hit Libya’s Zawiya oil refinery and power assets, cutting over 700MW, while insecurity and stalled politics continue.

Libya’s Drug Supply Overhaul: The Medical Supply Organisation launched the Libyan National Formulary to standardize which medicines can be prescribed and imported, aiming to cut decades of disputes and improve drug security. Oilfield Tech Push: AGOCO met Baker Hughes to expand engineering and technical services, including digital field technologies, well development, and advanced production solutions. Electricity Governance Shake-up: Libya’s PM dissolved GECOL’s board and appointed Bashir Al-Marash, as the grid faces outages and drone strikes hit key infrastructure. Education Rules for Foreign Schools: The GNU issued new regulations for foreign educational institutions, requiring accreditation, respect for Islamic Sharia and Libyan values, and minimum safety and infrastructure standards. Arms-Embargo Scrutiny: UN warnings highlighted drone attacks on Zawiya’s oil refinery and power assets, while Russia urged tighter monitoring of weapons flows under the Libya sanctions regime. Construction Finance Link: Chinese firm Nantong Construction proposed financing industrial projects in Libya, including modern prefabricated building technologies.

Libya Power & Grid: Libya’s western-based GNU dissolved GECOL’s board and appointed engineer Bashir Al-Marash as chairman, aiming to stabilize the electricity grid, improve generation/transmission/distribution efficiency, and accelerate maintenance after recent outages tied to protests and a drone strike on the South Zawiya substation. Oilfield Operations: AGOCO held technical meetings with Oilserv and CAMCO to boost Libyan production, focusing on better use of high-productivity drilling rigs, training, and reintroducing shut-in wells; separately, NOC subsidiary NWD reported maintenance on 188 wells and drilling 21, while flagging delayed client payments that limit spare parts and upgrades. Medical Supply Tech: Libya’s Medical Supply Organisation launched a pilot “Sustainable Medical Supply Platform” with NSR International to modernize end-to-end medicine and equipment planning, procurement, storage, distribution, and tracking—moving from emergency handling to forecasting and risk-managed inventory. Energy Infrastructure Planning: Libya and Egypt are discussing a proposed 800km Tobruk–Alexandria crude pipeline, but financing and final capacity decisions are still unresolved, making geopolitical stability a key risk factor. Libya Security Oversight: UN sanctions enforcement faces pressure as Russia’s Nebenzya warned that attack drones used in Zawiya expose loopholes in the Libya arms embargo, urging tighter monitoring of transfers and drone-related violations. Libya Wildlife Documentation: A Libyan photographer’s 2017 sand-cat video helped trigger an eight-year effort to document the species in Libya, highlighting how better night equipment and camera-trap methods can unlock local biodiversity data. Turkey–Libya Tech & Trade Link: Turkey’s exports to Libya rose 22.4% in July to $289m, reflecting expanding logistics and construction ties—an economic signal that can support future cross-border industrial and infrastructure projects.

GECOL Overhaul: Libya’s PM Abdul Hamid Dbeibah dissolved the board of state power firm GECOL and appointed engineer Al-Bashir Al-Marash as chairman, aiming to stabilize the grid and speed up generation, transmission, distribution, and maintenance. Oilfield Operations Boost: AGOCO held meetings with Oilserv and CAMCO to improve rig use, bring shut-in wells back online, and expand training for technical staff. Oil Services Update: NOC subsidiary NWD reported maintenance on 188 wells and drilling 21, while flagging delayed client payments that strain spare parts and rig readiness. Medical Supply Digitization: Libya’s Medical Supply Organisation launched a pilot “Sustainable Medical Supply Platform” to modernize planning, procurement, storage, distribution, and tracking of medicines and equipment. Power Disruption Context: Reports also point to recent grid stress, including a Zawiya drone strike that cut power and ongoing electricity crisis pressures. Regional Tech Diplomacy: Turkey’s foreign minister visited Benghazi, signaling deeper access to both Libyan sides—an angle that could reshape regional energy planning and maritime claims.

Libya Power Grid: A blast near Zawiya power station knocked generating units offline and added fresh strain after earlier drone attacks hit the local network and substation, with engineers working to restore supplies. Electricity Governance: After the summer blackouts crisis, Libya’s GECOL sacked Mohamed Al-Mashai and appointed Bashir Al-Marash as new chairman, aiming to tackle urgent grid problems. Oilfield Operations: NOC subsidiary NWD reported maintenance on 188 wells and drilling 21 more, while flagging delayed client payments that limit spare parts and rig readiness. Medical Tech & Supply Chains: Libya’s Medical Supply Organisation launched a pilot “Sustainable Medical Supply Platform” to modernize medicine planning, procurement, storage, distribution, and tracking. Oil Production Support: AGOCO and Halliburton discussed boosting Libyan oil output, including well maintenance/return to production and evaluating hydraulic fracturing for selected wells. Energy Infrastructure Planning: Libya–Egypt crude pipeline talks are advancing toward a potential Tobruk–Alexandria link, but financing and capacity decisions are still unresolved. Wildlife Research: A Libyan photographer’s video helped document the sand cat in Libya, showing how better recording tools can unlock local biodiversity data. Geopolitics & Tech: Turkey’s Libya pivot continues, with a Benghazi visit by Turkish FM Hakan Fidan giving Ankara access to both sides—raising stakes for regional maritime and energy planning.