Mellitah Oil & Gas has appointed Hill International, Inc. as project management consultant for the $8 billion Structures A & E gas development, a strategic offshore project aimed at strengthening Libya’s energy output and export capacity.
Key Highlights:
- Project: Structures A & E Gas Development
- Location: Offshore Libya, with processing at Mellitah Complex, ~100 km west of Tripoli
- Client: Mellitah Oil & Gas (Joint venture of Libya’s National Oil Corporation and Eni)
- Project Value: Approx. $8 billion
- Output Target: 750 million cubic feet of natural gas per day
- Completion Target: Production start in 2026
- Purpose: Meet domestic energy needs, boost gas exports to Europe, enhance regional energy security
- Scope Includes:
- Two offshore drilling platforms
- Gas transmission infrastructure to Mellitah Complex
- New carbon capture and storage facility
- Role: Hill International to provide full project management consultancy services
The development covers two offshore gas fields, the installation of two drilling platforms, and infrastructure to transport gas to the Mellitah Complex for processing and distribution. The project will also integrate a new carbon capture and storage facility to align with sustainability goals.
With an anticipated output of 750 million cubic feet per day, Structures A & E is expected to help meet domestic energy demand and significantly increase gas exports to Europe. Production is slated to commence in 2026.
Hill International’s scope will encompass project planning, design reviews, procurement support, cost and schedule management, quality assurance, risk mitigation, and claims prevention, ensuring the megaproject is delivered on time, within budget, and to client specifications.
“This project is of great national and international importance,” said Waleed Abdel-Fattah, Hill’s President for the Middle East and North Africa. “We are honored to take part in an initiative that will help shape Libya’s future.”
Hill CEO Raouf Ghali added that the collaboration will leverage both local expertise and Hill’s global energy network to deliver the project as envisioned, reinforcing the company’s long-term commitment to “delivering the infrastructure of change” in Libya.
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