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Thursday, December 5, 2019
No sooner than Libya’s National Oil Corporation (NOC) confirmed that following the cessation of military activity at the El-Feel oil field, production was resumed on November 28, the field’s production was shut in again. NOC confirmed that production at El Feel oil field was interrupted as a result of an unlawful valve closure on the export pipeline from El Feel field to Mellitah.
NOC Chairman, Eng. Mustafa Sanalla said: “This is another criminal attempt to disturb the work of NOC and it harms the Libyan economy. We call on the local leaders and authorities in the area to identify the offenders. NOC will notify the public prosecutor and will press for those responsible for this damaging and unlawful act to be held to account.”
No NOC employees were harmed during the previous shut down but facilities sustained some minor damage. Workers were able to resume production once conditions were deemed safe.
At the time, Sanalla said: “I remind all parties that Libya’s oil and gas fields are vital sources of revenues for the benefit of all Libyans. They must not be treated as military targets. Any fighting in the vicinity of any of our facilities forces us to cease production, in order to ensure the safety of our employees. When production ceases, all Libyans lose out.”
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