The End-Game For Libya’s Oil Crescent
Libyan officials have stated that the control of the El Sharara oilfield has been handed over by LNA forces to Libyan oil security forces, the state controlled oil guards. Even Continue Reading
Libya committed to resuming output at El Sharara once worker safety is assured: NOC
Libya’s state oil firm NOC is committed to a swift resumption of oil output at the El Sharara oilfield, but only after its workers’ safety is assured, it said on Continue Reading
Libyan assembly head calls for lifting of force majeure at top oilfield
The speaker of the Libyan parliament urged the head of National Oil Corp (NOC), Mustafa Sanalla, to lift the force majeure declared in December at El Sharara, the North African Continue Reading
East Libyan forces say they have full control of El Sharara oilfield
Eastern Libyan military forces have full control of Libya’s biggest oilfield, El Sharara, a spokesman said, in a challenge to the internationally recognized government in Tripoli. There was no immediate Continue Reading
Government-Backed Forces Reach Libya’s Sharara Field
Forces from the Petroleum Facilities Guard sent by the UN-recognized government of Libya have reached the Sharara field, which the Libyan National Army, affiliated with the rival government in Eastern Continue Reading
Rival Forces Clash For Control Over Libya’s Largest Oil Field
Rival army forces—one loyal to the UN-backed Libyan government and another to a strongman from the east— are fighting for control over Libya’s largest oil field, Sharara, which has been Continue Reading
Libya’s Large Shut-in Oil Field Faces Possible Rival Clashes
A unit of forces loyal to Libya’s UN-backed government in Tripoli has been sent south to secure the country’s largest oil field, Sharara, which has been shut in for nearly Continue Reading
Libyan Commander Seizes Shuttered Oil Field
A Libyan general has seized the country’s largest oil field, according to officials, cementing control over one of the North African nation’s key economic resources and increasing the likelihood the Continue Reading
U.N.-backed government dispatches force to Libya’s Sharara oil field, al Jazeera TV says
A Petroleum Facilities Guard unit belonging to the Libyan government backed by the United Nations is heading to the El-Sharara oil field, Qatar-based al Jazeera TV reported in a tweet Continue Reading
Libya Earmarks $50B To Boost Oil Production
The state-held National Oil Corporation (NOC) of Libya has a budget of US$50 billion to invest in its oil and gas sector this year, as it looks to overcome safety Continue Reading