Mustafa Sanalla (مصطفى صنع الله) served as the chairman of the National Oil Corporation (NOC), Libya's national oil company, between May 2014 and July 2022. After acquiring a degree in chemical engineering from the University of Tripoli in 1985 Sanalla joined Ras Lanuf Oil and Gas Processing Company, a subsidiary of the NOC which operates a refinery in Ras Lanuf, Libya. Sanalla was subsequently promoted several times until he was appointed as the NOC chairman in 2014.[1][2]
As chairman, Sanalla sought to maintain the independence of the NOC and increase Libya's oil production, which has been repeatedly disrupted since the outbreak of the 2011 civil war.[3] Sanalla also engaged in efforts to attract international investment to Libya's oil and gas sector.[4]
On 13 July 2022, Sanalla was replaced by Farhat Bengdara as the head of the NOC.
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- ^ "Sanalla holds Houston meetings in US$ 60-billion procurement drive to increase Libya's oil production to 2.1 mbpd by 2023". Libya Herald. Archived from the original on 2019-08-22. Retrieved 2019-08-14.
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