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Sunday, February 25, 2018
Libya’s NOC declared a force majeure on the El Feel field on February 23. The force majeure follows the shutdown of the field and the evacuation of its employees.
The evacuation was necessary due to the Fezzan unit of the Petroleum Facilities Guard (PFG) threatening workers, and subsequently entering the administrative offices at the field, and fired weapons in the air.
“The safety and security of workers is a priority,” said NOC chairman Mustafa Sanalla in a statement on the website.
Sanalla called on the Ministry of Defense, which supervises the PFG, to solve the security problems at the field, which stem from demands made by the Fezzan PFG for payments and fuel. “The Ministry of Defense is the competent authority to meet their demands.”
He added that the NOC will pursue by all available legal means against individuals who threaten its workers.
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