By Jamal Adel.
Tripoli, 16 December 2014:
As the National Oil Corporation warned of an “immense” drop in output this week, there are reports . . .[restrict]that the Waha oil field has been shut down by the coastal fighting.
Libya Dawn’s eastward attack has brought about the closure of Es Sidra and Ras Lanuf oil export terminals with the NOC declaring force majeure on outstanding lifting contracts. Waha’s output normally goes to Es Sidra.
Though the field’s production could be piped to Mersa Al-Brega where there seems no immediate security threat, the Tripoli-based news agency LANA reports that 1,000 workers have now left the oil field.
NOC spokesman Mohammed Al-Harari today told Al-Wasat: “The national production of oil in the country decreased immensely this week, after the halt in Al-Sidrah and Rass Lanuf ports, because of the fight nearby”.
Mersa and Zuetina are still working normally as is Tobruk’s Hariga export terminal.
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