UN mission warns disruption to Libya oil infrastructure could trigger sanctions
The mission said disruptions have cut more than 942,000 barrels of crude this week and threatened fuel supplies and electricity generation.
- On Saturday, the National Oil Corporation shut down one refinery unit at the Zawiya facility to preserve the other's operation, following the ongoing forced closure of the Sharara-Zawiya pipeline.
- Armed groups belonging to the Western South Oil Facilities Guard Agency and Western Military Zone forced the pipeline's closure, halting crude transport from the Sharara field for domestic supply and export.
- Financial impacts reached approximately $95 million as crude production losses exceeded 942,000 barrels through the week, peaking at nearly 260,000 barrels on Tuesday.
- Warning of potential sanctions, the UN Support Mission in Libya stated on Saturday that undermining energy infrastructure may violate UN Security Council resolutions, while noting risks to fuel supplies.
- NOC chairman Masoud Suleman noted last month that Libya needs investment of up to $40 billion to develop its oil sector, emphasizing the country's potential and "untapped resources.
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The shutdown of the Sharara-Zawiya pipeline caused a major reduction in the country's oil production.
The Sarara-Zawiya pipeline in Libya has reopened after being closed for 5 days by a group of armed men. It was not known what their demands were or whether they had demanded a ransom from the companies operating it. The post Libya: Oil pipeline closed by armed men reopens appeared first on in.gr.
The Libyan National Petroleum Company announced on Saturday night the resumption of pumping on the pipeline connecting the d-al-Charara field to the Zawiya terminal.
Libya is resuming the pumping of oil from the spark field after a five-day closure and causing losses of $95 million, while technical teams are gradually returning flows to the corner refinery and export ports.
Libya has restarted production at the Sharara field after an armed group closed a valve on the main crude oil pipeline on September 21, paralyzing operations at the country's largest oil field for five days.
UNSMIL says continued disruption of Sharara-Zawiya pipeline is causing major production, revenue losses and threatening essential services
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