Zawia oil refinery and Mellitah gas complex closed by protesters, cutting gas supply to Italy
By Houda Mzioudet, Tripoli, 12 November 2013: The Zawia refinery was closed today by a number of wounded people. The ...
Tag: Brega
Government lifts “force majeure” declaration for Brega
By Libya Herald staff. Tripoli, 23 August 2013: The National Oil Corporation of Libya has withdrawn the declaration of force ...
Zeidan threatens force to end oil industry disruption
By Hadi Fornaji Tripoli, 16 August 2013: Prime Minister Ali Zeidan today launched a fierce attack on protestors disrupting Libyan ...
Drive-by shooting in Ajdabiya leaves journalist with hand injury
Tripoli, 12 August 2013: A Brega-based journalist was shot in the hand on Saturday as he walked to a cashpoint ...
Dangerous gas cylinders in circulation
By Nihal Zaroug and Ashraf Abdul Wahab. Typical blue gas cylinder (Photo: BMC) Tripoli, 18 May 2013: Brega Petroleum Marketing ...
Explosion at Brega-Benghazi gas pipeline
By Ashraf Abdul-Wahab and Sami Zaptia. Tripoli, 3 April 2013: An explosion hit the gas pipeline connecting Brega and Benghazi ...
More forces for oilfield security
Tripoli, 2 February 2013: Over 1,800 Libyan commandoes and marines have been seconded to the Oilfield Security Guard according to ...
Refinery strike rumours prompt panic petrol buying
No strike at Brega, just a brief electrical fault Tripoli, . . .31 January 2013: There have been petrol queues ...
Underwater communications cable cut causes chaos in Benghazi
Tripoli, 9 January: A submarine communications cable connecting Benghazi and Brega was cut today, Wednesday, bringing chaos to Benghazi. Telephone ...
Summary of this week’s official government press conference
By Sami Zaptia. Tripoli, 26 July: Official spokesperson, Nasser Al-Mana (left), shared the podium with Finance Minister Hassan Zaglam (right) ...
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