Gunmen shut four Libya oil fields: NOC

Gunmen linked to Libya’s oil facilities guard force have shut down four key fields in a major blow to production, the National Oil Corporation said Monday. The NOC reported that output was slashed by “more than 300,000 barrels per day (bpd) due to individuals from the Petroleum Facilities Guard” shutting the Sharara, al-Fil, al-Wafa and al-Hamada fields. A spokesperson for the guards said the closure was because of a pay dispute. “Meeting our engagements towards refineries is therefore impossible and we are obliged to declare force majeure,” NOC chief Mustafa Sanalla said in the statement. Dec…

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