Four storage tanks at Libya’s Ras Lanuf terminal have been set ablaze following an attack by “Islamic State” (“IS”) militants. Libya’s National Oil Corporation said the situation was “catastrophic for the environment.” Libya’s National Oil Corporation said in a statement on Thursday that fighting in the Ras Lanuf region had resumed around dawn. Along with the nearby Al-Sidra facility, Ras Lanuf’s terminal is one of Libya’s main oil export hubs. The storage tankers belonged to the Harouge Oil Operations company. “Storage tanks filled with crude have caught fire,” the statement read, adding that nearby high-voltage power lines and electrical towers had also been downed. “The situation in Ras Lanouf is catastrophic for the environment,” the Oil Corporation said. Jihadi attacks National Oil Corporation Chairman, Mustafa Sanalla, said the terminal, which has been shut since December 2014, would remain closed for “a long time” due to damage from Thursday’s fire […]