NOC | Egypt Oil & Gas - Part 9

New Security Incident at Sharara Oilfield

Libya’s Sharara oilfield suffered a new “security breach” on Sunday, the National Oil Corporation (NOC) said, according to Reuters. Engineers making their way to Concession NC 186 came under attack by gunmen, sources ...

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...

Militants Close Pipeline in W Libya, Costing NOC $217M

Militants closed the Mellita complex pipeline for 30 hours last week, the Libya Observer reports.  The temporary closure slowed production from the Wafa field and prevented the transit of 310 million cubic feet (mcf) ...

Production at Libyan Oil Fields Resumes

After a prolonged disruption, production at the Libyan oil fields of Sharara, El Feel, and Hamada has resumed, Bloomberg reports. Production halted after a militant group shut seized key pipelines in a bid to negotiat...

More Oil Fields Close in Libya

Security disruptions continue to plague Libya’s oil production. The National Oil Company (NOC) has declared force majeure at two new oil fields, sources told Reuters. A pipeline blockade has stopped production at the ...

Sharara Offline Again, Sources Tell Reuters

After a temporary resumption of production on Tuesday, the Sharara oilfield is back offline, Libyan sources told Reuters. According to the sources, the site is experiencing a new pipeline blockage. These latest report...

Security Forces Open Sharara Pipeline

Libyan forces secured the Sharara-Zawiya pipeline on Tuesday, removing a key obstacle to production at the Sharara oilfield, Bloomberg reports. With the pipeline open again, the field’s production was slowly resuming,...

New Setback at Libya’s Sharara Oilfield

Production has halted again at Libya’s Sharara field due to a pipeline blockade, Reuters reports. According to Reuters’ sources, production has been shut down since Saturday. The pipeline was blocked by a militant gro...

Operations at Libya’s Zueitina Port Halted

Operations at Libya’s Zueitina port ceased on Saturday after workers protested working conditions and demanded the payment their salaries, Reuters reports. Zueitina serves as an export terminal for Zueitina Oil Compan...

Security Challenges Continue to Plague Libya’s Sharara Field

Security issues at Sharara continue to hamper production at Libya’s most important oil field. Production has fallen 33% from 300,000 barrels a day (b/d) to 200,000 b/d, according to one Bloomberg source. Workers...

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