El Feel was the first to stop, as protestors moved into the facilities, followed shortly after by Sharara. The first field was producing around 70,000 barrels per day, while the second was around 270,000 bpd.
Libya’s National Oil Corp. (NOC) has declared force majeure on exports of Mellitah crude, following problems at the El Feel field, and from the port of Zueitina.
A militia group has shut down a number of Libyan fields, while conflict between the oil ministry and the National Oil Corp. (NOC) heightens in the run up to the presidential election.
Libya’s National Oil Corp. (NOC) has pitched for new investment in the country’s oil and gas sector, even while reporting new security breaches at the Sharara oilfield.
As the Government of National Accord (GNA) makes gains in its military struggle with the Libyan National Army (LNA), the Sharara oilfield has restarted production, as has El Feel.
The Government of National Accord (GNA) and Libyan National Army (LNA) have restarted peace talks, the United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) has said, although hostilities appear to be continuing on the ground.
As world powers met in Berlin to hash out a way forward in Libya, local pressures in the North African state took virtually all of its oil production offline.