Jul 30 Newsdesk1

Libya says oilfields are safe from fighting

By Libya Herald staff.Tripoli 30 July 2014:Despite the ongoing violence in eastern Libya and now in the west, the country's oilfields are not only sec...

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PFG closes Hariga oil terminal in back pay demand
May 28 Lindsey Owens

PFG closes Hariga oil terminal in back pay demand

By Jamal Adel.Tripoli, 28 May 2014:The Petroleum Facility Guards (PFG) has blocked operations at the Hariga oil port in Tobruk, reportedly  in protest...

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May 24 Callum Paton

Security situation believed to be a factor as head of NOC resigns

By Callum Paton.Former chairman of the National Oil Corporation Nuri Berruien (Photo: NOC)Tripoli, 24 May 2014:The chairman of the National Oil Compan...

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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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Second shipment of oil from Hariga port expected to leave today
Apr 30 Callum Paton

Second shipment of oil from Hariga port expected to leave today

By Callum Paton and Seraj Essul.Tripoli, 30 April 2014:The second oil tanker to arrive at Marsa Al-Hariga oil terminal at Tobruk is expected to leave...

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Ministry of Oil and Gas office opened in Misrata
Apr 25 thomwestcott

Ministry of Oil and Gas office opened in Misrata

By Ashraf Abdul Wahab.Tripoli, 25 April 2014:In a move aimed at promoting decentralisation, the Ministry of Oil and Gas has opened a new office in Mis...

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Mar 16 Callum Paton

Sharara oilfield closed – again

By Jamal Adel.Tripoli, 16 March 2014:Production at Sharara oilfield has been stopped - again - this time by Petroleum Facilities' Guards (PFG) loyal t...

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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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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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Oct 5 thomwestcott

No evidence of illegal oil exports says head of investigation

By Ashraf Abdul Wahab.Tripoli, 5 October 2013:There is no evidence that oil is being exported illegally from Libya, according to the chairman of a com...

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