Tribal groups loyal to General Khalifa Haftar have blocked oil exports from eastern Libyan ports and have also seized several oil fields in the south ahead of peace talks between Haftar’s LNA and the UN-recognized Government of National Accord. A Sunday report by the Wall Street Journal added a key pipeline to the list of blocked assets that will affect Libya’s oil production adversely for at least a few days. The pipeline connects the largest field in Libya, Sharara, and neighboring El Feel, to the Zawiya export terminal. According to the Libya Observer the pipelines were more than one. In any case, Sharara and El Feel together produce a sizeable portion of Libya’s total output, with Sharara alone capable of pumping 200,000 bpd. The Libyan National Oil Corporation declared force majeure on oil exports soon after the news of the seizures broke and warned the blockade could cost the […]