Protestors shut Sarir oilfield, Es Sider terminal Threat to exports at Ras Lanuf Port Analysts expect larger, longer supply outages Libya’s oil sector has been hit by more supply disruptions due to closures of the 200,000 b/d Sarir field and the 250,000 b/d Es Sider terminal as protestors blockaded those sites, industry sources told S&P Global Commodity Insights June 10.
More than half of Libya’s oil production is now offline as tensions between the two rival governments have escalated in recent weeks, with both jostling for power and oil revenues. The Es Sider terminal was closed as of the morning of June 10 after protests began the previous day, sources said. The 200,000 b/d Sarir field, which is connected to the 250,000 b/d Marsa el-Hariga terminal, was also confirmed closed. Sources expected protestors to […]