Refinery

Ras Lanuf Refinery

NOC ·Ras Lanuf, LY ·v1.1

A 220,000 barrels per calendar day petroleum refinery in Ras Lanuf, LY, operated by NOC. Nelson Complexity 3.

Record

Rated capacity
220,000 bpd (atmospheric crude distillation, calendar day)
Nelson Complexity Index
3
Status
Under construction
Operator
NOC
Parent
National Oil Corporation (Libya)
Supplier graph
bomforge.com/companies/noc-ras
Coordinates
30.5000, 18.5200

Notes

News articles from January-March 2026 indicate Libya's NOC is unveiling plans to nearly double refining capacity to 660,000 BPD and KBR has won a project management contract for refinery expansion work. These articles suggest active reconstruction/expansion projects rather than a facility in damaged/non-operational state. The database 'damaged' status appears outdated given the recent development activity.

What coverage reports

3 reported in 12 months

operations 3

2024-092026-08
stories filed per month · red = a disruption

These are counts of what publishers filed about this plant, not an operating status. A quiet month means nobody named this facility that month, which is a fact about coverage and not about the plant. Where this site states how a refinery is running it says so in the facts table above, from the curated dataset, and cites it there.

Wire

33 records16 Aug 2013 to 8 Jun 2026General 25 · Operations 6 · Expansion 1 · Conflict 1
  1. Operations Low
    Libya’s coffers could be up for a possible boost by 2H 2027 as Ras Lanuf Refinery gears for resumed operations
    EnterpriseAM · matched lanuf
  2. General Low
    Libya plans rehabilitation of 220 kbd Ras Lanuf refinery
    Kpler · matched lanuf
  3. General Low
    Libya’s Ras Lanuf Refinery Dispute Finally Resolved in 2026
    discoveryalert.com.au · matched lanuf
  4. General Low
    Libya NOC Reclaims Ras Lanuf Refinery From Trasta Energy in 2026
    Discovery Alert · matched lanuf
  5. General Low
    Libya NOC gets good deal for Ras Lanuf refinery
    Africa Intelligence · matched lanuf
  6. General Low
    Libya’s NOC Regains ‘Full Control’ Of Ras Lanuf Refinery After 13-Year Dispute
    mees.com · matched lanuf
  7. General Low
    Libya: NOC aims to reactivate Ras Lanuf refinery within a year
    Agenzia Nova · matched lanuf
  8. General Low
    National Oil Corporation: Ras Lanuf refinery to resume operations within 6 months to one year
    The Libya Observer · matched lanuf
  9. General Low
    Libya: East and West welcome return of Ras Lanuf petrochemical complex under full state control
    Agenzia Nova + 1 other outlet · matched lanuf
  10. General Low
    Libya’s NOC takes full control of Ras Lanuf refining and petrochemical complex
    Zawya + 1 other outlet · matched lanuf
  11. General Low
    Libya’s National Oil Corporation regains full control of Ras Lanuf Refinery from Emirati LERCO JV's Trasta Company
    Libya Herald · matched lanuf
  12. General Low
    Libya’s NOC Seeks Investors for New Southern, Ras Lanuf Refineries
    Energy Capital & Power · matched lanuf
  13. Operations Critical
    Libya’s Ras Lanuf Ethylene Plant to Restart After Eight Months Shut Down
    ChemAnalyst · matched lanuf
  14. General Medium
    Libya's NOC restarts naphtha-fed Ras Lanuf ethylene plant
    Quantum Commodity Intelligence · matched lanuf
  15. Operations Critical
    Ras Lanuf ethylene plant restarts operations after eight-month shutdown
    The Libya Observer + 1 other outlet · matched lanuf
  16. General Low
    NOC makes new offer to UAE's Trasta Energy over Ras Lanuf Refinery
    The Libya Observer · matched lanuf
  17. General Low
    Libya NOC makes new offer to Trasta Energy for Ras Lanuf refinery
    africaintelligence.com · matched lanuf
  18. Operations High
    Dbeibeh discusses restarting Ras Lanuf Refinery
    The Libya Observer · matched lanuf
  19. General Low
    Ras Lanuf refinery: Appeal of Emirati firm to empty tanks rejected
    The Libya Observer · matched lanuf
  20. Expansion Low
    Bengdara urges PM to accept UAE's proposal to sell its stake in Ras Lanuf refinery
    The Libya Observer · matched lanuf
  21. General Low
    NOC wins arbitration against UAE’s Trasta on Ras Lanuf refinery
    libyaupdate.com · matched lanuf
  22. General Low
    Sanalla warns against scrapping Ras Lanuf refinery
    The Libya Observer · matched lanuf
  23. General Low
    Libya: NOC ready to regain full control of Ras Lanuf refinery
    africa-energy.com + 1 other outlet · matched lanuf
  24. General Low
    Libya Trasta loses appeal against NOC's $115m Ras Lanuf refinery award
    Africa Intelligence · matched lanuf
  25. General Low
    NOC wins Ras Lanuf Refinery case against LERCO
    The Libya Observer · matched lanuf
  26. Operations High
    REFINERY NEWS ROUNDUP: Some of Libya's refineries resume, Ras Lanuf remains offline
    S&P Global · matched lanuf
  27. General Low
    LIBYA • Trasta Energy and Libya choose their arbitratrors for battle royale over Ras Lanuf refinery - 24/09/2020
    Africa Intelligence · matched lanuf
  28. Conflict Low
    LIBYA • Ras Lanuf refinery: UAE-based Trasta tries new angle of attack against Tripoli - 28/07/2020
    Africa Intelligence · matched lanuf
  29. General Low
    Libya's state oil firm wins two rulings, calls for reopening Ras Lanuf refinery
    The Libya Observer · matched lanuf
  30. Operations High
    Libyan Oil Company Calls For Reopening Of Ras Lanuf Refinery
    Crude Oil Prices Today | OilPrice.com · matched lanuf
  31. General Low
    Ras Lanuf refinery to be re-operated by mid-year
    The Libya Observer · matched lanuf
  32. General Low
    Libya’s oil company wins arbitration cases over Ras Lanuf refinery
    libyanexpress.com · matched lanuf
  33. General Low
    Libya’s Ras Lanuf refinery loads first tanker since unrest began
    Al Arabiya English · matched lanuf

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