Start-up procedures are underway at the Bouri gas project offshore Libya, where Eni has reported completion of the new recovery facilities. Libya’s National Oil Corporation (NOC) is targeting launch by the end of October.

Eni forecasts additional domestic gas supply of approximately 700 million standard cubic metres annually once the facilities enter operation. The gas is intended to help meet Libya’s electricity-generation needs. The company also expects the project to make more gas available for European exports via the GreenStream pipeline.

In its 19 October 2026 announcement, Eni confirmed completion of the Bouri Gas Utilization Project (GUP), developed through Mellitah Oil & Gas, its joint venture with NOC. The facilities serve Bouri in western Libyan waters and are designed to capture associated gas that previously went to flares.

The work covered construction of the Bouri Gas Recovery Module (GRM), its installation and the connections needed to collect and treat the gas. NOC also identified improvements to surface equipment and pipeline infrastructure within the project, saying preparations for launch were being finalised.

Eni puts the expected annual CO2 reduction at approximately 1.5 million tonnes. This is a projected benefit of recovering the gas rather than continuing to burn it at the field.

Other work underway in Libya includes the A&E Structures Project, aimed at developing offshore gas resources to supply local users and export markets. Gas production facilities and transport infrastructure are also being upgraded. These developments form part of Eni’s efforts to increase gas recovery while lowering emissions from its upstream activities.

Eni’s Libyan operations date to 1959. For 2025, the company reported average equity output there of approximately 162,000 barrels of oil equivalent per day.