Libya Oil Units Halt Operations On Virus Spread

(Reuters, 7.Sep.2020) — Two affiliates of Libya’s National Oil Corp (NOC) have suspended some work because of the spread of the coronavirus, they said in statements posted online on Monday. The country’s biggest refinery, Zawiya, located west of Tripoli, said it had closed its offices from Sept. 8-17, reducing staffing […]

Libya’s NOC Head Warns Of Potential Disaster At Ports

(S&P Global Platts, 9.Aug.2020) — The head of Libya’s state-run National Oil Corp warned Aug. 8 that the presence of stored flammable commodities at the country’s key oil export terminals risks a potentially worse disaster than the explosion this week in Beirut, as armed conflict continues around the facilities. Fighting […]