Libya’s NOC Confirms 290,000-Bpd Production at Sharara Offline

By Staff, Agencies

Libya's National Oil Corporation confirmed Saturday that production at its 290,000-barrels-a-day El Sharara oil field was currently offline.

The NOC said it was conducting a full-scale investigation into suspected closed valves in the Hamada area.

It also said in a statement that production at El Feel oil field was not affected by the incident.

Sources earlier told Reuters that production at El Sharara had halted Friday due to a valve closure on the pipeline linking the field to Zawiya.