Zallaf Libya Oil & Gas has issued a prequalification notice — Tender No. ENG-119-2023-ATSH — inviting companies to qualify for the engineering and construction of a Collection Station, Central Treatment Plant, and associated Support Facilities, under an extension scope. The notice represents an active procurement entry point for surface-processing and facilities contractors with relevant Libya experience.
The tender is at prequalification stage, meaning Zallaf is assembling a shortlist of technically and commercially capable vendors before issuing a full invitation to tender. The scope covers upstream surface infrastructure: a collection station to gather produced fluids from wellheads, a central treatment plant to separate and process oil, gas, and water, and the support facilities required to operate those assets. No contract value, production capacity targets, or project timeline have been disclosed in the notice.
Zallaf Oil & Gas is a Libyan national oil company subsidiary operating onshore concessions in the Sirte Basin, one of the country's most prolific hydrocarbon-producing regions. The company has been progressively expanding its operated acreage and surface infrastructure program as Libya works to restore and grow production capacity following years of political instability. This prequalification, labelled as an extension, suggests the project may be expanding an already-planned or partially sanctioned facilities package rather than initiating an entirely new greenfield development.
For international service companies, prequalification is the critical gateway. Firms that do not submit credentials at this stage will be locked out of the subsequent tender. The scope — collection station, treatment plant, support facilities — is squarely within the execution capability of process engineering contractors, EPC firms with onshore oil and gas experience, and specialist vendors in separation technology, instrumentation, and civil-mechanical construction. Norwegian companies with a track record in modular processing units or upstream surface facilities in North Africa or comparable operating environments should assess their eligibility carefully.
Libya's operating environment carries well-documented security, political, and counterparty risks, and companies will need to conduct thorough due diligence on in-country requirements, local content expectations, and payment security arrangements before committing to the prequalification process. That said, for contractors already present or pre-positioned in North Africa, this is a concrete and time-sensitive opportunity.