Sharara and El Feel oil fields resume full production following completion of pipeline valve maintenance: NOC
Apr 1 Sami Zaptia

Sharara and El Feel oil fields resume full production following completion of pipeline valve maintenance: NOC

The National Oil Corporation (NOC) announced yesterday the completion of comprehensive maintenance work on the crude oil export pipeline connecting th...

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Zawia Refinery security taken over from militias by Libyan Army
Jan 7 Sami Zaptia

Zawia Refinery security taken over from militias by Libyan Army

‎The West Coast Military Zone, part of the western based Libyan Army (as opposed to the eastern based and Khalifa Hafter controlled Libyan Army) annou...

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NOC declares force majeure at Zawia Refinery after militia clashes set fire to fuel storage tanks
Dec 15 Sami Zaptia

NOC declares force majeure at Zawia Refinery after militia clashes set fire to fuel storage tanks

Libya’s state National Oil Corporation (NOC) declared a state of force majeure and a state of emergency of the third degree (maximum) after several ta...

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Pipeline resumes supply of fuel from Zawia Refinery to Tripoli’s Airport Road Fuel Depot
Sep 1 Sami Zaptia

Pipeline resumes supply of fuel from Zawia Refinery to Tripoli’s Airport Road Fuel Depot

Brega Petroleum Marketing Company announced yesterday the reactivation of the supply of a range of fuel products through the main (16 inches diameter)...

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Zawia Public Prosecutor orders detention of militia commander guarding Zawia refinery for fuel smuggling
Aug 13 Sami Zaptia

Zawia Public Prosecutor orders detention of militia commander guarding Zawia refinery for fuel smuggling

The Attorney General’s Office announced today that the Zawia Public Prosecutor has ordered the detention, pending further investigation, of the Comman...

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NOC confirms damage initially to 29 sites in Zawia refinery from militia clashes
Apr 24 Sami Zaptia

NOC confirms damage initially to 29 sites in Zawia refinery from militia clashes

Libya’s state National Oil Corporation (NOC) confirmed yesterday that several locations in Zawia refinery were subjected to ‘‘varying damage’’ due to...

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Jan 20 Sami Zaptia

Two new industrial oil mixing plants in Benghazi and Zawia approved by NOC

By Sami Zaptia.(Logo: NOC).London, 20 January 2021: Libya’s state National Oil Corporation (NOC) approved yesterday the establishment of two new indus...

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Oct 26 Sami Zaptia

Zawia refinery second refining unit goes into operation

By Sami Zaptia.London, 26 October 2020: Libya’s National Oil Corporation (NOC) announced that on Friday (23 October) the second refining unit (Topping...

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Feb 11 Sami Zaptia

Zawia refinery shutdown causing Libya further financial losses: NOC

By Sami Zaptia. (Logo: NOC).London, 11 February 2020: Libya’s state National Oil Corporation (NOC) confirmed yesterday that it was forced to shut down...

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Dec 29 Sami Zaptia

NOC considering halting Zawia port and refinery operations due to repeated nearby attacks

By Sami Zaptia. (Logo: NOC).London, 29 December 2019: Libya’s state National Oil Corporation (NOC) has warned that operations in Zawia port may be hal...

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