With its proximity to Europe (250 miles/400 km), Libya is an attractive alternate energy provider for the continent. The National Oil Corporation (NOC) of Libya is actively investing to expand capabilities and modernize the country's infrastructure after years of conflict. (sponsored, iStock photo, stock file ID: 468574784)
** FILE ** Shukri Ghanem, Libyan oil minister and head of the state-run National Oil Corp., addresses a news conference in Tripoli, Libya, on Wednesday, March 9, 2011. (AP Photo/Jerome Delay, File)