Jun 11 Emad

Construction at Obari power station to move forward as planned

By Jamal Adel.Arrival of the turbine at Obari Station (Photo: Germa News)Tripoli, 11 June 2014:The General Electricity Company (GECOL) has denied  pre...

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May 13 Michel Cousins

Jebel Nafusa pipeline blockade ends

By Jamal Adel and Farah Waleed.Tripoli, 13 May 2014:The Jebel Nafusa oil blockade by a group of Zintanis who had turned off the valves on the pipeline...

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May 3 Michel Cousins

Sharara shutdown continues despite blockade being lifted

By Jamal Adel.  Sharara field (Photo: Akakus Oil)Tripoli, 3 May 2014:Protestors who have prevented the 350,000-b/d Sharara oilfield in the south west...

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Protestors divided over continuing Sharara oilfield blockade
Apr 16 Michel Cousins

Protestors divided over continuing Sharara oilfield blockade

By Jamal Adel. Sharara field (Photo: Akakus Oil)Tripoli, 16 April 2014:A split has emerged among demonstrators blockading the Sharara oilfield near Ob...

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Mar 5 Callum Paton

Sharara protestors reject government promises; blockade continues

By Jamal Adel.Tripoli, 5 March 2014: Fresh overtures by Defence Minister Abdullah Al-Thinni to protesters blockading the Sharara oilfield in south wes...

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Feb 23 Callum Paton

Oil production falls as Sharara oil field blockaded again

By Jamal Adel.Tripoli, 23 February 2013:Oil production has again fallen after one of the country's main oilfields was blockaded by more protests, acco...

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AGOCO makes new oil and gas discovery in the Ghadames Basin
Feb 19 Callum Paton

AGOCO makes new oil and gas discovery in the Ghadames Basin

By Callum Paton.Tripoli, 19 February 2014:National Oil Corporation (NOC) subsidiary the Arab Gulf Oil Company (AGOCO) has made a new oil and gas disco...

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Feb 13 Callum Paton

Oil production down to 450,000 barrels per day after pipeline sabotage

By Callum Paton.Tripoli, 13 February 2014:Oil production has plummeted to 450,000 barrels per day (b/d), a significant decline from 600,000 b/d report...

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Feb 12 Michel Cousins

Sharara oil pipeline again blockaded in Jebel Nafusa

By Jamal Adel.Tripoli, 12 February 2014:A valve on the pipeline carrying oil from the Sharara oilfield has again been tampered with near Reyayana in J...

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Oil production reaches 600,000 b/d
Feb 11 Callum Paton

Oil production reaches 600,000 b/d

By Callum Paton.Tripoli, 11 February 2014:The Ministry of Oil and Gas has announced that oil production has risen to 600,000 barrels per day, up from...

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