Mar 22 thomwestcott

Oil tanker now under control of Libyan government

By Tom Westcott and Taziz Hasairi.Tripoli, 22 March 2014:The oil tanker that fled into international waters after loading an illegal shipment of crude...

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Mar 20 thomwestcott

Oil tanker being escorted back by 25 US personnel and a warship

Tripoli, 20 March 2014:There are 25 American personnel on board the oil tanker Morning Glory, which is sailing back to Libya under escort of a US wars...

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Mar 19 thomwestcott

UN imposes sanctions on vessels involved in illegal oil exports

Tripoli, 19 March 2014:The UN Security Council today voted unanimously to adopt a resolution condemning attempts to illicitly export oil from Libya an...

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Mar 17 thomwestcott

Oil tanker heading back to Libya after capture by US forces

By Tom Westcott.Tripoli, 17 March 2014:The tanker Morning Glory, which illicitly loaded oil from Sidra port, is now under control of US forces and is...

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Mar 16 thomwestcott

Oil tanker last seen off the coast of Cyprus

Tripoli, 16 March 2014:The oil tanker Morning Glory which left Libya loaded with a shipment of illegal crude has been spotted off the coast of Cyprus....

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Mar 15 thomwestcott

NOC reactivates force majeure for Tobruk oil port

Tripoli, 15 March 2014:The Marsa Hariga oil export terminal at Tobruk has been placed back under force majeure by the National Oil Company (NOC).The a...

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Foreign Minister in Egypt for talks
Mar 14 thomwestcott

Foreign Minister in Egypt for talks

By Ashraf Abdul Wahab.Tripoli, 14 March 2014:The Libyan Minister of Foreign Affairs Mohamed Abdelaziz is in Cairo for talks which are expected to incl...

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Mar 13 thomwestcott

North Korea severs ties with tanker, ship sails on in murky waters

By Tom Westcott.Tripoli, 13 March 2014:The North Korean government has severed all links to the oil tanker Morning Glory that loaded an illegal shipme...

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US$ 8 bn loss of oil revenues in second half of 2013 - Acting Oil Minister Shakmak
Mar 13 Sami Zaptia

US$ 8 bn loss of oil revenues in second half of 2013 - Acting Oil Minister Shakmak

By Sami Zaptia.Tripoli, 13 March 2014:Omar Shakmak, acting Minister of Oil, said that the embargo of the oil terminals in eastern Libya had had a "ser...

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Mar 12 thomwestcott

Oil tanker now off Egyptian coast says Culture Minister

By Libya Herald staff.Tripoli, 12 March 2014:The oil tanker that loaded a shipment of illegal crude at Sidra has been spotted off the coast of Egypt a...

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