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Libya’s Attahadi Halts Production

Monday, August 6, 2018

According to reports in Libya power cuts have led to a stoppage of production at the Attahadi gas field, which in turn could lead to more power outages. The field is located in eastern Libya and is operated by Sirte Oil.

The gas field powers electricity production plants north of Benghazi and at the oil-exporting port of Zueitina.

Rabii Khalifa, spokesman for the electricity and renewable energy authority at Libya’s eastern parallel government, was cited in a Reuters report as saying that he did not know why the gas field had halted production but said there was currently a power deficit of 300 MW in the eastern part of the country that could rise to 500 MW if the gas field remains idle.


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