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Tuesday, April 19, 2022
Libya’s National Oil Corporation (NOC) announced that it is obligated to declare a state of force majeure on Mellitah and Sharara crude until further notice. The Al-Feel and Al Sharara fields were shut-in due to protests preventing workers from continuing production, making it impossible for NOC to implement its contractual obligations.
The protestors in Libya are calling for Libya’s Prime Minister Abdul Hamid Dbeibah to step down amid mounting tension in the months following a December announcement that presidential elections were being postponed, just days before they were set to be held.
Libya, despite its challenges, including dilapidated infrastructure and budget constraints, has managed to produce 1 to 1.2 million barrels per day for the past year and a half. These closures come at an unfortunate time for global consumers already faced with higher energy prices due to the horrendous war being waged in Ukraine by Russia.
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