Libya ranks fifth among African countries with the largest gas reserves after Nigeria, Algeria, Mozambique and Egypt. Gas supplies between Libya and Italy are guaranteed by a gas pipeline called Green Stream, which connects the city of Mellitah to Gela, in Sicily. Libya has exported less gas because domestic demand has increased: exports have been limited to 15 percent of gas exported in previous years. Basically, Italy will deliver five new patrol boats to the Libyan Coast Guard. For years, the so-called Libyan Coast Guard has been financed and trained by Italy and the European Union to stop the departure of migrants from the Libyan coast, by any means.

Source: Libya Today January 29, 2023 08:32 UTC