Arabian Gulf Oil Company

The Arabian Gulf Oil Company (Agoco) is an oil company based in Benghazi, Libya, engaged in crude oil and natural gas exploration, production and refining. It was a subsidiary of the state-owned National Oil Corporation (NOC).

Read more about Arabian Gulf Oil Company:  Overview, Refineries and Oil Terminal, 2011 Libyan Civil War

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