Oil tanker Libya’s Zueitina oil terminal is bidding farewell to its first oil-filled tanker since late last year on Thursday, according to a port official cited by The Libyan Express. The 800,000-barrel cargo left for China, the official said. The port is one of three of its kind that had been blockaded before Khalifa Haftar took them over last month. Ras Lanuf exported its first oil shipment in two years last month. The port had been closed since December 2014. Es Sider, the last port to remain closed, has yet to restart shipments due to damages the site suffered during the war. Libyan oil production has increased since the Haftar conquered the terminals. Before the North African country’s civil war began in 2011, the OPEC member produced 1.6 million barrels per day. On Thursday, a Libyan oil official said production stood between 505,000 and 510,000 barrels per day. When […]