{"id":14901,"date":"2025-04-01T16:50:05","date_gmt":"2025-04-01T16:50:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.oilnewskenya.com\/?p=14901"},"modified":"2025-04-15T16:59:48","modified_gmt":"2025-04-15T16:59:48","slug":"libya-sirte-oil-and-gas-company-restarts-the-second-methanol-plant","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.oilnewskenya.com\/index.php\/libya-sirte-oil-and-gas-company-restarts-the-second-methanol-plant\/","title":{"rendered":"LIBYA: Sirte Oil and Gas Company Restarts The Second Methanol Plant"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sirte Oil and Gas Company has successfully resumed operations at its second methanol plant, marking a major milestone after more than seven years of inactivity. This achievement follows the installation and rigorous testing of the natural gas heater, an effort led by the company\u2019s technical teams, whose dedication, professionalism, and commitment to excellence were key to the plant\u2019s reactivation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In parallel, work is actively underway to restart the first methanol plant. Technical teams are engaged in comprehensive overhauls, installing thermal reformer pipes, and fully upgrading the plant\u2019s control systems. These operations are being carried out around the clock, reflecting the company\u2019s high level of technical competence and determination to complete these vital projects efficiently and effectively in no time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The combined production capacity of both methanol plants stands at 2,000 metric tons per day, underscoring their strategic importance to Libya\u2019s national economy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Methanol is produced using natural gas produced from the company\u2019s fields as a raw material. The most important uses of methanol is in the manufacture of many chemical compounds and the wood glue industry, as well as pharmaceuticals, plastics, paint and as a fuel in specific mechanisms, in addition to its use in the animal feed manufacturing process.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sirte Oil and Gas Company has successfully resumed operations at its second methanol plant, marking a major milestone after more than seven years of inactivity. This achievement follows the installation &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oilnewskenya.com\/index.php\/libya-sirte-oil-and-gas-company-restarts-the-second-methanol-plant\/\" class=\"more-link\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":24,"featured_media":14902,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[7442,7446],"tags":[1406,8125,11936],"class_list":["post-14901","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-countries","category-north-africa","tag-libya","tag-methanol","tag-sirte-oil-and-gas","entry"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.oilnewskenya.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Sirte-Oil-Gas.jpg?fit=318%2C159&ssl=1","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p5JWkQ-3Sl","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":14661,"url":"https:\/\/www.oilnewskenya.com\/index.php\/libya-omv-discusses-exploration-efforts-in-sirte-basin-eyes-strategic-growth\/","url_meta":{"origin":14901,"position":0},"title":"LIBYA: OMV Discusses Exploration Efforts in Sirte Basin, Eyes Strategic Growth","author":"","date":"January 31, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"Berislav Ga\u0161o, Member of the Executive Board and Executive Vice President of Energy at OMV, was speaking during an exclusive interview with Energy Capital & Power where he discussed the company\u2019s exploration efforts in the Sirte Basin and shares an optimistic perspective on Libya\u2019s oil and gas sector. 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