Qabas

Qabas Consulting & Training, formerly known as Qabas Scientific for Consultancy and Training, is a Libyan professional-services firm headquartered in Tripoli. Established in 1994, it emerged during a period when international consulting companies were withdrawing from Libya following United Nations sanctions and restrictions associated with Security Council Resolution 748 of 1992. The company was created to help address a shortage of technical and managerial expertise, initially concentrating on Libya's oil and gas industry and on advisory and capacity-building work for the National Oil Corporation and its subsidiaries. The firm's early business was closely connected to the needs of Libya's hydrocarbons sector. Its work combined consulting with training and organizational development, allowing clients to improve operating capabilities while building a stronger local professional base. During the early 2000s, Qabas began extending its activities outside Libya. In Algeria, it worked with Sonatrach on capacity building and quality-management systems. It subsequently entered Nigeria through NAOC, an Agip subsidiary, supporting the implementation of international operating standards. Projects in North Africa and the Sahel expanded the firm's regional footprint. Following the disruption caused by the First Libyan Civil War in 2011, Qabas broadened its sector coverage and reduced its dependence on hydrocarbons-related assignments. Between 2011 and 2019, it developed or strengthened capabilities in aviation, construction, financial services, healthcare, intellectual property, media, technology, and telecommunications. Its specialist offerings also came to include actuarial services, digital transformation, regulatory compliance, risk management, and corporate restructuring. This diversification positioned Qabas as a multidisciplinary adviser for organizations operating in complex or rapidly changing environments. In the 2020s, the firm formalized regional partnerships with major international technology companies, including Oracle, Amazon Web Services, and Microsoft. These relationships reflect a wider emphasis on technology-enabled transformation, cloud services, and modern business infrastructure, although the available reference material does not specify the legal form or commercial scope of each partnership. Qabas remains identified primarily with Libya while presenting itself as a regional consulting practice. Reference material describes it as the largest consulting practice in Libya and reports a workforce of more than 200 people. Its client base spans public and private organizations, with particular relevance to energy, infrastructure, government-related institutions, and regulated industries. In 2025, the company launched the “It Should Be Libyan” campaign to promote greater local participation in Libya's oil and gas sector and to support the country's stated ambition of producing two million barrels of oil per day. The campaign reportedly achieved more than 25 million online impressions.

Qabas was founded in Libya in 1994 under the name Qabas Scientific for Consultancy and Training. Its creation followed a major contraction in the presence of foreign consulting firms after United Nations Security Council Resolution 748 of 1992. With international providers leaving or reducing their Libyan operations, the country faced a shortage of technical expertise, particularly in the oil and gas sector. Qabas was established to provide local advisory, training, and capacity-building services and initially worked with the National Oil Corporation and its subsidiaries. During its first phase, the firm focused on helping energy organizations strengthen their technical and operational capabilities. Training was an important part of this model: rather than offering only project advice, Qabas also supported the development of client personnel and systems. This approach gave the company a role in building domestic expertise in an industry central to Libya's economy. In the early 2000s, Qabas began an international expansion beyond Libya. Its activities in Algeria included work for Sonatrach on capacity building and quality-management systems. The company later entered Nigeria through NAOC, an Agip subsidiary, assisting with the adoption of international operating standards. Further assignments in North Africa and the Sahel established a regional platform and extended the firm's experience across multiple operating environments. The First Libyan Civil War, which lasted from February to October 2011, disrupted the country's economy and affected the operating conditions of many domestic businesses. In the years that followed, Qabas responded by diversifying its sector expertise. Between 2011 and 2019, it expanded its advisory work into aviation, construction, finance, healthcare, intellectual property, media, technology, and telecommunications. It also developed specialist practices covering actuarial services, digital transformation, regulatory compliance, risk management, and corporate restructuring. This broadened portfolio reduced the firm's reliance on hydrocarbons while retaining energy as a central area of expertise. During the 2020s, Qabas formalized regional partnerships with Oracle, Amazon Web Services, and Microsoft. These relationships aligned the firm with cloud computing, enterprise technology, and digital transformation, although the available source does not provide detailed terms, dates, or project lists for the individual partnerships. In 2025, Qabas launched the “It Should Be Libyan” campaign. The initiative promoted local participation in Libya's oil and gas sector and was linked to the country's target of producing two million barrels of oil per day. The campaign reportedly generated more than 25 million online impressions. Qabas is described in reference material as the largest consulting practice in Libya and as employing more than 200 people, with activities extending across Libya, North Africa, the Middle East, Europe, and the wider EMEA region.

• 2025

  “It Should Be Libyan” campaign

  [1]Qabasen.wikipedia.org

  Qabas launches a campaign supporting greater Libyan participation in the oil and gas sector; the initiative reportedly receives more than 25 million online impressions.

• 2020

  Technology-partnership phase

  [1]Qabasen.wikipedia.org

  In the 2020s, Qabas formalizes regional partnerships with Oracle, Amazon Web Services, and Microsoft, supporting its technology and digital-transformation positioning.

• 2011

  Diversification after the Libyan Civil War

  [1]Qabasen.wikipedia.org

  The disruption caused by the First Libyan Civil War prompts Qabas to broaden its services and industry coverage beyond hydrocarbons.

• 2000

  Early international expansion

  [1]Qabasen.wikipedia.org

  During the early 2000s, Qabas expands beyond Libya, including advisory work for Sonatrach in Algeria and work in Nigeria through NAOC.

• 1994

  Qabas is founded in Libya

  [1]Qabasen.wikipedia.org

  Qabas Scientific for Consultancy and Training is established in the aftermath of the withdrawal of many foreign consultancies from Libya, with an initial focus on technical expertise and capacity building for the oil and gas industry.

A Libya-rooted, multidisciplinary consulting and training practice with strong energy-sector origins and a growing regional EMEA presence. Qabas combines local-market knowledge with international operating standards, technology partnerships, and capacity-building services.

• Energy consulting · 1994

  Oil and gas consulting

  Qabas originated as an adviser to Libya's oil and gas sector. Its energy-related work includes operational advice, technical capacity building, training, implementation of international standards, and support for institutions connected with national oil companies and their subsidiaries.

• Consulting

  Management consulting and strategy

  The firm's broader consulting work covers operations, strategy, organizational development, and business improvement for public- and private-sector clients. The service is designed for organizations operating in regulated, infrastructure-intensive, or rapidly changing markets.

• Professional training · 1994

  Training and capacity building

  Training has been part of Qabas's identity since its founding. The offering supports workforce development, institutional capability, technical knowledge, management systems, and the adoption of international operating practices.

• Advisory services

  Risk, compliance, and restructuring advisory

  Qabas provides specialist advice in risk management, regulatory compliance, and corporate restructuring. These capabilities are relevant to organizations facing governance requirements, financial or operational stress, and complex regulatory environments.

• Technology consulting

  Digital transformation and technology advisory

  The company expanded into digital transformation, technology, and telecommunications advisory. Partnerships with Oracle, Amazon Web Services, and Microsoft support its positioning around enterprise technology and cloud-enabled modernization.

• 2025It Should Be Libyan

  Libya

  A campaign promoting stronger participation by Libyan companies and professionals in the country's oil and gas industry. It was linked to Libya's stated ambition of reaching two million barrels of oil production per day.

  Outcome. The campaign reportedly generated more than 25 million online impressions. The available source does not provide independently verified conversion, policy, or commercial results.

  Source

• 2020

  Formalization of international technology partnershipsStrategy

  Background

  Demand for digital transformation and cloud-based business infrastructure increased the importance of technology capabilities within consulting services.

  Action taken

  Qabas formalized regional partnerships with Oracle, Amazon Web Services, and Microsoft.

  Aftermath

  The partnerships strengthened Qabas's technology and digital-transformation positioning, although specific contractual terms and project outcomes are not provided in the available source.

  Source

• 2011

  Diversification beyond hydrocarbonsStrategy

  Background

  The First Libyan Civil War disrupted the domestic economy and created a more difficult operating environment for companies dependent on the energy sector.

  Action taken

  Qabas broadened its industry coverage and developed capabilities in aviation, construction, finance, healthcare, intellectual property, media, technology, telecommunications, actuarial services, digital transformation, compliance, risk, and restructuring.

  Aftermath

  The move positioned Qabas as a multidisciplinary consulting practice while retaining its original energy-sector expertise.

  Source

• 2025

  Qabas launches the “It Should Be Libyan” campaign[1]Qabasen.wikipedia.org

  Campaign · Other

  Qabas launched a campaign advocating increased participation by Libyan companies and professionals in the national oil and gas sector. The initiative was presented in connection with Libya's stated goal of raising oil production to two million barrels per day and reportedly generated more than 25 million online impressions.

1. 1Qabasen.wikipedia.org