Libya is expected to resume natural gas exports to Italy after a pipeline was closed at the weekend following fighting between militias in the north African country.

"I see...[export] production restarting in a couple of days," Leonardo Senni, head of the energy department at Italy 's industry ministry, told Dow Jones Newswires on the sidelines of an energy conference in Rome .

Libyan gas exports to Italy , which represent about 10% of Italy 's needs, were suspended Saturday after local militias clashed near a hydrocarbon complex jointly owned by Eni SpA (E) and the country's national oil company, west of Tripoli .

Mr. Senni said there is no current "concern" over Italy's gas imports as storage levels are high, winter is coming to an end and no cold snap is expected in the next weeks.

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