Libya’s production has jumped to 550,000 barrels a day, state-owned National Oil Co. said Monday, as production ramps up at fields across the country . The recovery of Libya’s oil sector is in contrast with continuous fighting between militias in the capital of Tripoli—which is far from Libyan oil fields. NOC spokesman Mohamed el-Harari said Libya is now producing 550,000 barrels a day, compared with 400,000 barrels a day last week. The number remains less than half the country’s production capacity of about 1.6 million barrels a day. Mr. el-Harari said the increase was due to a ramp up in production, including in Sharara—the largest field in the country located in Western Libya—and Misla and Sarir; two large fields in the east. The news follows last Wednesday’s resumption of exports by the key eastern terminal of Ras Lanuf after a year-long interruption. Libya’s largest oil port, Es Sider, is […]