Libya | Egypt Oil & Gas - Part 17
Production from Libya’s Sara Oilfield down 50,000 b/d
Production from the Libyan oilfield, Sara, has fallen by 50,000 barrels per day (b/d), according to the National Oil Corporation (NOC), Reuters reports. The drop in production has been caused by protests, the news age...
Protests Cause Production Drop of 40,000 b/d in Libya
Protests have cut production by 40,000 barrels per day (b/d) from oilfields operated by Wintershall in Libya, Reuters reports. Protestors from Ajkhara said that they had shut down production because of the National Oi...
Italy Cracks Down on Libyan Oil Smugglers
Italian police arrested six individuals suspected of smuggling oil into the country from Libya, Reuters reports. Arrest warrants have been issued for three others. Authorities believe that the smuggling ring sold at l...
While Delayed, Production Resumes at Sharara
Production resumed at Libya’s Sharara oilfield Wednesday, according to the field’s operator, Reuters reports. Sharara had been closed since Sunday after an armed group, Brigade 30, suspended operations at the field, R...
Libya’s Sharara Field Back Online
Libya’s Sharara oilfield will resume production today after successful talks with local tribesmen and guards, Bloomberg reports. The field recently halted production after guards at the facility interfered with operat...
Libya’s Sharara Oilfield Goes Down—Again
The Sharara oilfield stopped production after a militant group seized control of the field, Bloomberg reports. The National Oil Corporation, the operator of the field, is currently negotiating with the group, sources ...
OPEC Production Increases 50k b/d in September
OPEC crude production has risen in September, Reuters reports. Production has edged higher by 50,000 barrels a day (b/d), largely due to increases in Iraq and Libya, according to Reuters. Iraq has claimed to be fully ...
Libyan Production Again on the Upswing
Libya’s crude production has risen to 950,000 barrels a day (b/d), Bloomberg reports. Output from the country’s largest oilfield, Sharara, is now at 230,000 b/d, a source told the news agency. Production took a hit in...
