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.
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.
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'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.