A state of emergency was declared at Brega Petroleum Marketing Company’s Janzour Fuel Depot yesterday after drone related fibre-optics were discovered at the site.
Janzour is a suburb of Tripoli located about 30 km west of the capital on the main coastal road to the Tunisian border.
The news was reported by Meelad Alhajarisi, Brega board member, and not by either Brega or the National Oil Corporation.
Alhajarisi said:
‘‘Today, Friday, upon being notified of the discovery of fibre-optic remnants—suspected to be linked to drone operations—at the Janzour Oil Depot, I immediately proceeded to the site accompanied by the relevant departments and authorities.
A state of emergency was declared, and the highest levels of readiness and preparedness were adopted to handle any potential contingency.
Efforts were also made to boost the morale of the workforce and reassure them. Security measures at the site were reinforced, and a special force from the Petroleum Facilities Guard (PFG) was deployed to ensure the facility's protection, elevate security readiness, and respond immediately to any developments that might threaten the safety of the personnel and the facility’’.
Previous drone attacks
It will be recalled that the discovery of drone related fibre-optics at the Janzour Fuel Depot comes on the back of the drone attack on Brega’s Airport Road (Tripoli) Fuel Depot in August and the drone attacks on Zawia Fuel Depot, Zawia Water Desalination Plant and Zawia Power Station.
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