Libya said Monday normal operations had resumed at the giant Waha oil field as the country’s output jumps in contrast with mounting violence in urban centers. The latest step in Libya’s oil recovery contrasts with claims by an Islamist militia to have taken over of Tripoli’s airport over the weekend. Speaking to The Wall Street Journal, Mohamed el-Harari, spokesman for the state-owned National Oil Co., said operations had resumed earlier Monday at Eastern Libya’s Waha oil field, paving the way for a return to exported production later this week. Waha, which normally produces 160,000 barrels a day, supplies crude to the Es Sider terminal, which restarted exports using stored oil last week after a year-long interruption. The Waha field, which is partly owned by U.S. companies ConocoPhillips , Hess Corp. and Marathon Oil Corp. , has kept producing small quantities of oil for its own maintenance, according to an […]