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Wednesday, August 14, 2013
Libya saw export loadings halted again at two of its terminals just a short time after they had resumed operations after being stopped for two weeks. Striking security guards again halted loadings at Libya’s Es Sider and Ras Lanufoil terminals.
These port outages, coupled with strikes and protests at other oil installations, have caused the worst disruption to Libya’s oil output since the civil war to oust Muammar Qaddafi in 2011.
The stoppage had been lifted on August 11 at the Es Sider terminal, which is operated by the Waha Oil Co., a JV between Marathon, Hess and ConocoPhillips with Libya’s NOC.
At the Ras Lanuf terminal loadings also stopped again after a brief resumption. This port is operated by Harouge Oil Operations, a JV between Canada’s Suncor and NOC.
While no tankers have loaded, two vessels berthed at Es Sider when the port was opened, sources said in a Reuters report. At least one tanker has been waiting outside Ras Lanuf since the end of July when the strikes began.
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