BENGHAZI, Libya, Jan 25 (Reuters) - Libya's National Oil Corporation (NOC) will sign offshore gas exploration and production deals with Italy's Eni on Saturday, NOC head Farhat Bengdara told a television channel. Eni Chief Executive Claudio Descalzi could travel to Libya to sign the agreement, an Italian source said. However, the legality of any deals signed by Bengdara or the Government of National Unity in Tripoli that appointed him could be challenged by the country's eastern-based parliament. The parliament said last year that the Tripoli government's mandate had expired and it no longer recognises any of its actions - including the appointment of Bengdara - as legitimate. (Reporting by Ayman al-Warfali, additional reporting by Francesca Landini in Rome, writing by Angus McDowall; Editing by Kirsten Donovan)

Source: Libya Today January 25, 2023 23:51 UTC