Aug 28 Michel Cousins

Force majeure declared by NOC after pipeline blockades close El-Fil, Sharara and Hamada fields

By Gabriel Harrison. Sharara field (Photo: Akakus Oil)Tunis, 28 August 2017:The National Oil Corporation (NOC) has now been forced to declare force ma...

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OPEC must consider Libya's troubles before pressing for a cap
Jul 10 Nigel Ash

OPEC must consider Libya's troubles before pressing for a cap

By Jamie Prentis.Tunis, 10 July 2017:With OPEC seemingly likely to ask Libya to cap its oil production, National Oil Corporation chief Mustafa Sanalla...

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Mar 29 Nigel Ash

Dinar hits seven to the dollar until Nawasi blackmarket closure

By Moutaz Ali. The dinar has passed briefly through seven to the dollar  (Photo: Sami Zaptia).Tripoli, 29  March 2017:When for the first time the dina...

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Mar 28 Nigel Ash

Oil output plunges a third with closure of El-Fil and Sharara pipeline

By Moutaz Ali. The Sharara field once again shut in by the blockade  (Photo: Akakus Oil)Tripoli, 28 March 2017:National Oil Corporation’s (NOC) plans...

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Nov 27 Nigel Ash

Cash-strapped Libya must sit out OPEC cuts says NOC's Sanalla

By Libya Herald reporters. NOC boss Mustafa Sanalla says no to production cuts  (File photo)Tunis, 27 November 2016:Libya’s economic woes mean that it...

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Sep 19 Nigel Ash

NOC's Sanalla wants PFG to lift west pipeline blockade

By Libya Herald reporters. NOC chairman Mustafa Sanalla  (Photo: Libya Herald)Tripoli,  19  September 2016:Seeking to capitalise on the removal from P...

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Dec 18 Nigel Ash

NOC insists it remains independent, as production collapses

By Libya Herald reporters.Tripoli, 18 December 2014:Figures released by the National Oil Corporation show that oil output plunged by some two-thirds d...

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Oil production to hit 700,000 b/d by Friday: NOC board member
Sep 17 Nigel Ash

Oil production to hit 700,000 b/d by Friday: NOC board member

By Nigel Ash NOC board member Mustafa Sanalla speaking in London today (photo: Nigel Ash, Libya Herald)London, 17 September 2013:As strikers permit th...

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