The Arabian Gulf Oil Company is a Libyan operating company wholly owned by the Libyan state. Its legal domicile is the city of Benghazi, and its field of work is exploration and production of oil and natural gas, and carrying out all processing, refining, transportation and storage operations. For the following reasons, our company is characterized by leadership and is proud of excellence.

Exploration and development

The Arabian Gulf Oil Company is distinguished by its specialization in a wide range of the oil industry as it carries out upstream and downstream activities, and thus it can be classified on the international scale as the integrated company. Thus it can be classified on the international scale as the integrated company. It also works to achieve its technical and administrative goals, for the purpose of increasing oil reserves

In the field of exploration

The company manages eight oil fields, a crude oil export port, and two oil refineries. The company is also working to build itself in a modern way by establishing new technical, administrative and financial departments, and developing fields.

Operations and production

Production engineering operations have their own crews of production engineers, and their specialty is to monitor the delivery of oil to the surface of the earth and from there to production facilities. The Operations Department carries out most of the practical technical activity in the oil field industry. It operates machinery and equipment in the oil and gas sector, processes associated materials, and monitors the condition of equipment and systems on sites. .

One of the tasks of operations management

Developing proposals for maintenance, renovation, or operation of machinery and equipment that are directly related to production.

Refining

The refining activity was assigned to the Arabian Gulf Oil Company, represented by the Sarir and Tobruk refineries, on 01/07/1989 and 01/12/1990, respectively, after it was directly managed by the National Oil Corporation. The products of the Tobruk refinery are pumped through the pipeline established for this purpose to a warehouse Brega Oil Marketing Company, or by ship transportation to the rest of Libya,

It is our work

The surplus for local consumption is exported abroad using the latest methods and methods used in this field. As for the Sarir Refinery, it supplies the Sarir Agricultural Project with the diesel fuel necessary to operate the project’s equipment, and the rest of the products are distributed through the land fleet of the Brega Company to market oil to various regions of Libya.

Services to the community

As the Gulf Company operates under the umbrella of the National Oil Corporation, which is an official state institution and not a private profit-making institution, and as is the case with international oil companies and their economic and social role and interaction with society and the surrounding environment, the Gulf Company also bears its responsibilities towards the community and the surrounding environment in which it operates.

It is our community work

Al Khaleej Company also bears its responsibilities towards society and the surrounding environment in which it operates, based on its economic role in the Libyan state, its geographical location and its social status. Based on its economic role in the Libyan state, its geographical location and its social status.

The Arabian Gulf Oil Company was established on modern administrative foundations, and to achieve clear national objectives. On December 7, 1971, the Revolutionary Command Council issued Law No. 115 of 1971, by virtue of which the share of the British Petroleum Company Limited, known as (BP Company), in Oil Concession Contract No. 65 was nationalized. All funds, rights and assets related to this company in this activity were transferred to the Libyan state. At the same time, a Libyan joint-stock company called (Arabian Gulf Exploration Company) was established, and its full ownership was to be the National Oil Corporation.

Our vision

“To achieve a prestigious high rank in exploration, production and oil extraction through outstanding operational and financial performance.”
The Arabian Gulf Company believes that oil and gas will continue to play a strategic role in providing the world’s energy needs for economic development for decades to come. The company’s role is to ensure that they are extracted and delivered in safe ways that take into account the environmental and social impacts without neglecting the economic aspect, so that the greatest possible economic return is achieved for this generation and future generations. The company is aware that most oil and gas extraction activities have negative impacts on people, the environment and property, so it works in accordance with local and international laws to reduce all negative impacts, and this commitment is reflected in all plans, programs, decisions and procedures of the company, users and contractors working with it. The company seeks to achieve a high level of performance and maintain a strong and growing position in the short and long term, within competitive environments, while taking into account the preservation of Libya’s natural resources to extract oil and gas in the most effective ways. In support of its principles and objectives, the company has included in all its administrative arrangements concern for health safety operations and environmental management, and has devoted special attention to them.

  • Maintaining the general safety of personnel and equipment.
  • Operate production equipment at maximum efficiency and effectiveness.
  • Preserving the environment and reducing as much as possible the environmental impacts resulting from the company’s activities.
  • Continuously work to raise the efficiency and effectiveness of the performance of the company’s employees.
  • Maintaining the highest standards of quality, environment and occupational health.
  • Building national capacities and deepening the technical knowledge base in all areas of oil operations.