利比亚周日启用了东部城市卜雷加（Brega）以南的拉沙德（Al-Rashad）气田，产能最高可达每日5000万立方英尺，此举旨在增加对发电厂和工业部门的天然气供应。
Libya opened the Al-Rashad gas field south of the eastern city of Brega on Sunday, with a production capacity of up to 50 million cubic feet per day, in a move aimed at boosting gas supplies to power plants and industrial sectors.
利比亚国家石油公司（NOC）在一份声明中表示，公司董事长马苏德·苏莱曼在纪念利比亚首次原油出口65周年的仪式上宣布启用该气田。苏莱曼表示，该气田的产能达到每日5000万立方英尺天然气。
The National Oil Corporation (NOC) said in a statement that its chairman, Masoud Suleiman, announced the opening during a ceremony marking the 65th anniversary of Libya’s first crude oil shipment. Suleiman said the field’s production capacity reaches 50 million cubic feet of gas per day.
他还说：“让该气田投产是石油和天然气行业的重要补充，可加强天然气供应，满足发电厂和工业部门的需求。”
“Bringing this field into production is an important addition to the oil and gas sector, strengthens gas supplies and meets the needs of power plants and industrial sectors,” he added.
1961年10月25日，利比亚通过卜雷加石油码头出口了首批原油，标志着其开始向国际市场出口原油。
Libya exported its first crude oil shipment through the Brega oil terminal on Oct. 25, 1961, marking the beginning of its crude oil exports to international markets.
据利比亚国家石油公司介绍，利比亚每日生产约24亿立方英尺天然气，其已探明储量估计在53万亿至80万亿立方英尺之间。
Libya produces about 2.4 billion cubic feet of natural gas per day, while estimates of its proven reserves range from 53 trillion to 80 trillion cubic feet, according to the NOC.
利比亚通过管道向欧洲出口天然气，并在国内依靠天然气发电和满足工业部门的需求。
Libya exports natural gas to Europe through pipelines and relies on it domestically to generate electricity and meet the needs of industrial sectors.