Feb 21 Michel Cousins

Zawia oil refinery closed – then reopened

By Saber Ayyub.Tripoli, 21 February 2016:Zawia’s oil refinery was forced to close for several hours today as a result of a protest against the abducti...

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Sep 25 Michel Cousins

Libyan oil production up to 900 000 b/d says NOC

By Libya Herald staff.Benghazi, 25 September 2014:Libyan oil production has risen to 900,000 barrels of oil a day according to the Libyan news agency...

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Nov 12 Sami Zaptia

Zawia oil refinery and Mellitah gas complex closed by protesters, cutting gas supply to Italy

By Houda Mzioudet,Tripoli, 12 November 2013: The Zawia refinery was closed today by a number of wounded people. The protesters closed the refinery t...

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Petrol panic buying in Tripoli after rumours of Zawia refinery closure
Aug 29 Michel Cousins

Petrol panic buying in Tripoli after rumours of Zawia refinery closure

By Aimen Eljali and Seraj Essul.Tripoli, 29 August 2013:Panic buying by Tripoli residents convinced that the Zawia refinery had stopped as part of the...

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Petrol queues vanish as ministry denies shortages
Jul 5 thomwestcott

Petrol queues vanish as ministry denies shortages

By Seraj Essul and Mohammed Najah.Tripoli, 5 July 2013:Panic-buying of fuel in Tripoli, sparked by strikes at a local refinery, has stopped after the...

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Nov 28 Michel Cousins

Zawia refinery protests produce panic petrol buying in Tripoli

By Hadi Fornaji.Tripoli, 28 November:There were long queues of cars at petrol stations in Tripoli this evening following fresh protests in the afterno...

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Nov 4 Michel Cousins

Run on petrol stations in Tripoli

Tripoli, 4 November:Long queues have been forming at petrol stations in and around Tripoli following a blockade of the refinery at Zawia by revolution...

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