Geology of North Africa and Arabia
Information, Exchange and Research

Academic geological studies in Libya

• Petroleum Geology of Libya overview (by Hassan S. Hassan, Univ. of South Carolina)
• Training film series on DVD: Petroleum Geology of Southern Libya, by Sebastian Lüning et al. (2007)
• Crystalline basement and volcanic rocks of Libya, by Rajab Alkhazmi
• Abstracts of the Workshop Cretaceous-Tertiary Biostratigraphy of Cyrenaica (Bremen 2005)
• The Silurian petroleum source rock of Libya (by Sebastian Lüning & Markus Geiger)
• Palaeogeological maps (Stephanian-Autunian to Pliocene) of Libya and the Gulf of Sirte (IGCP 369).
• U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 2202-A: Total Petroleum Systems of the Illizi Province, Algeria and Libya -- Tanezzuft-Illizi (by T.R. Klett).
• U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 2202-C: Total Petroleum Systems of the Trias/Ghadames Province, Algeria, Tunisia, and Libya -- The Tanezzuft-Oued Mya, Tanezzuft-Melrhir, and Tanezzuft-Ghadames (by T.R. Klett).
• Modelling of Ypresian carbonate reservoirs from Libya (PhD thesis, JORRY Stephan, Stephan.Jorry@terre.unige.ch).
• Impactites from the Libyan Desert.
• A Guide to Macrofossils Localities in Libya (by Jacques LeBlanc).
• Palaeogeographic map Carboniferous-Pliocene Libya and Gulf of Sirte (IGCP 369).
• Radar images revealing inactive stream valleys in Wadi Kufra (SE Libya) by NASA (report, figures).
• Facies analysis of Early Tertiary carbonates in Northeast Libya (Hamed Omar Elwerfalli).
• Waw an Namus (volcano).
• Geological maps and books, Libya (ecocart).
• Report of the Cambridge expedition to Cyrenaica, 1959.
• U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 2202-D: Total petroleum systems of the Pelagian Province, Tunisia, Libya, Italy and Malta - the Bou Dabbous - Tertiary and Jurassic-Cretaceous composite (by T.R. Klett).
• Offshore Sirte Hypothetical Assessment Unit 20430103 (USGS report).
• Central Sirte Carbonates Assessment Unit 20430102 (USGS report).
• Sarir Field, Sirte Basin, Libya: Search and Discovery article #10005 (2000). Compiled from articles by C.J. Lewis (1990) and R.M. Sanford (1970), with database of field parameters compiled by Jingyao Gong, AAPG Data Systems.
• Libya: Petroleum potential of the underexplored basin centers - a twenty-first-century challenge (Search and Discovery article #10025, 2002, by Donald C. Rusk).
• Petroleum generation and accumulation in the Berkine basin, eastern Algeria (N. Yahi, R.G. Schaefer & R. Littke). A pdf file of this paper (AAPG Bulletin vol. 85(8), August 2001) is available for download.
• IRC: Industrial Research Centre, Libya.

Commercial geological and petroleum studies

• FrOGTech Libya reports, focus on tectonostratigraphic framework
• Petroleum Reservoir Study of Libya (by Global Exploration Services)
• Evaluation of the petroleum potential of new licensing blocks Libya by Target Exploration. See also geothermal study about Hagfa Trough, Sirte Basin and (new release in 2001) 'Geology and basin analysis of western offshore Libya'.
• Libyan petroleum geology datasets in Geographic Information System (GIS) format are offered by LYNX Information Systems Ltd.
• Overview of Libyan Oil and Gas Industry by Mbendi Trade Services.
• Libya Seep Mapping, by NPA.
• Libya seep screening study and Eastern Mediterranean seep-seismic study, by Infoterra (formerly NRSC).
• Source implications of petroleum compositions: Sirte Basin. Study by Humble Geochemical Services and OilTracers L.L.C.
• Geology and Discovery of the Sarir Field, Sirte Basin.
• Murzuq Basin Study by Masera Corp.
• Gravity Depth-To-Basement Study (Getech).
• Consultancy Support Ltd.: Support for companies working in Libya.
• Mining in Libya (MBendi).
• Exploration data / reports offered by First Exchange.
• Teknica Overseas Ltd. Consulting services and software products in geoscience disciplines including geology, geophysics, engineering and database technology.
• NPA Group: Satellite structural interpretation for hydrocarbon exploration in Libya (information on geological setting and hydrocarbon prospectivity for Sirte, Cyrenaica, Murzuq, Ghadames/Hamra and Kufra).
• Geology of the Sirte Basin (summary of a document from Northern Light's Special Collection).
• Oil and gas opportunities in Libya (book review by CWC Group).
• Don Hallett: consultant petroleum geologist specialising in Libya and North Africa.
• Malta: geological setting and hydrocarbon prospectivity of Block 7 Area 4.
• Ghadames Basin: a comprehensive, up-to-date study of the geology, hydrocarbon habitat and future exploration potential of the Ghadames Basin of western Libya, eastern Algeria and southern Tunisia. A report by ECL in conjunction with Adil Jawzi and Associates. Study outline and report contents available to download.
  

Books on the geology of Libya (see also literature page):

• Overview compiled by 'Libya resources on the internet'.

Maps of Libya:

• LibyaMaps.com: sell digital maps for use in illustrating reports, presentations, articles, newsletters and websites. At present two publications are available on CD or for download:
  1) a general maps, images and resource disk.
  2)a disk of petroleum maps, images, and informational resources which is primarily composed of USGS maps and reports.

Companies active in oil & gas exploration in Libya:

• NOC: National Oil Corporation of Libya.
• Sahra Oil Consultance (Oil and Gas consultancy for companies planning to do business in Libya)
• Bula.
• Energy Africa.
• OMV.
• Repsol.
• VEBA.
• Wintershall.
• Umm Al-Jawaby Oil Service Company.
• Libyan contacts for the oil and gas industry.
• Agip (ENI).
• Petronas.
• KCA Drilling.
• Robertson Research (new ventures).
• Equipoise(database assimilation).
• Getech (basin analysis).
• Petroleum law and policy (Dundee University).
• Consultancy for companies interested in Libya.
• Business risk analysis and consultancy.
• Oil and gas activities, incl. petroleum news (MBendi): Introduction, Exploration.
• Overview hydrocarbons and mining in Libya.
• Directory of Libyan oil companies provided by libyaninvestment.com.

News and general information - Libya:

• Temehu Libya Travel Service
• Footprint Libya Handbook (2000, by James Azema)
• The Fezzan Project: Geoarchaeology of the Sahara. The aim of the interdisciplinary Fezzan Project is to increase our understanding of environmental change and past human occupation of the Fezzan region of southwestern Libya, in the hyper-arid heart of the Sahara Desert. The project is a collaboration between researchers in the fields or archaeology, geomorphology, climatic and environmental change, and remote sensing.
• Nubian Sandstone Aquifer System (NSAS) Programme: The NSAS is a huge groundwater resource shared among four countries within the Eastern Sahara in North-East Africa (Chad, Egypt, Libya and Sudan).
• IEF (International Energy Foundation): founded in Tripoli, Libya in 1988, this is a non-political, non-governmental group of scientists, researchers, engineers and others from around the world, working together. Interested in better ways to produce, transmit and conserve energy and environment.
• Libya News and Views (daily news).
• Daily news by allAfrica.com.
• Libya: Our Home, country information and links by Dr. Ibrahim Ighneiwa.
• Country overview (Miftah Shamali).
• Libya Resources (links). Information and links regarding business, petroleum, geology and agriculture in Libya.
  
• The Society for Libyan Studies (London) deals mainly with archaeology. Nevertheless, they are open to other researchers working on Libya and might be able to advise geologists e.g. on fieldwork logistics.
• Libyan oil and gas industry (MBendi).
• Country Profile (MBendi).
• Digital Libya maps.
• Libya - A country study. Profile prepared under the Country Studies/Area Handbook program of the U.S. Department of the Army. Provides a detailed overview of the people, geography, history, society, environment, economy, government, foreign relations, and armed forces of Libya.
• Libya Handbook (2000, by James Azema).
• CIA Factbook - Libya. Statistics and information about the geography, people, government, economy, transport, communications and defense forces.
• Libyan embassies. Provides contact details for Libyan Embassies around the world and foreign embassies located in Libya. Includes links and email addresses.
• Libya - travel information and advisory reports. Check for travel warnings. Find out about health risks, crime and safety in Libya.
• Libyan news headlines. Posts daily headlines from this African nation from a variety of sources.
• Recent political status in Libya regarding foreign investment in it's oil industry.
• Personal profile of Ali Atiya Himmali Murabet with information on his publications.
• ABYZ news links for Libya.
  
• http://www.al-bab.com/arab/countries/libya.htm.
• http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/dr_ibrahim_ighneiwa/.
• http://quic.queensu.ca/~hassan/libya/libya.html.
• http://www.eia.doe.gov/emeu/cabs/libya.html.
  

Landmines:

• Landmine Monitor: provides a summary of landmine information for Libya.
• !!! New landmines in Jebel Dohone (english/italian, german) (SE Libya).
  
• Information in book by Göttler (1998, in German): Landmines Libya and NE Chad.
• Further landmine information resources are listed in the landmine section on the safety page.