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Libyan oil pipelines are restarted and then shut down by an armed group, threatening supplies to the Zawiya refinery.

3 articles from 24 October to 3 November 2026 · 🇱🇾 Libya

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Armed group halts supplies to Zawiya refinery
🇱🇾 LibyaBusiness3 Nov 2026

Armed group halts supplies to Zawiya refinery

The closure of a valve by an armed group halted crude pumping to Libya’s Zawiya refinery after a dangerous rise in pipeline pressure. The National Oil Corporation says a prolonged interruption would threaten supplies to the facility by about 15,000 barrels per day.

Source: Maghreb Emergent

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  1. Tuesday, 3 November 2026

    • Armed group halts supplies to Zawiya refinery

      The closure of a valve by an armed group halted crude pumping to Libya’s Zawiya refinery after a dangerous rise in pipeline pressure. The National Oil Corporation says a prolonged interruption would threaten supplies to the facility by about 15,000 barrels per day.

      🇱🇾 Libya · 13:36

  2. Saturday, 31 October 2026

    • Armed group shuts Libyan pipeline, putting 15,000 barrels at risk

      An armed group closed a valve on the main pipeline linking the Hamada field to the Zaouïa refinery in Libya, halting pumping. Libya’s National Oil Corporation estimates the blockage could deprive the refinery of about 15,000 barrels of crude oil a day and threaten the facilities, according to its statement.

      🇱🇾 Libya · 03:35

  3. Saturday, 24 October 2026

    • Libya restarts pipeline from Hamada and Tahara fields

      Libya's National Oil Corporation has restarted the pipeline linking the Hamada and Tahara oil fields to the Zawiya refinery. Its chairman announced the reopening on Saturday, according to Reuters.

      🇱🇾 Libya · 19:48

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