Libya's NOC declares force majeure on Sharara after protesters shut oil field
Libya's National Oil Corp. declared force majeure at the Sharara oil field, the country's largest, on Jan. 7 after protesters shut the field, forcing supplies to be halted from the field to the Zawiya export terminal. Register NowTalks are underway to restart production as soon as possible, the NOC said on X, formerly Twitter. The nearby 70,000 b/d El-Feel was also shut last week but the NOC statement did not include an update on that field. One source, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said Jan. 3 that Sharara -- operated by a joint venture between Libya's NOC, Equinor, OMV, Repsol and TotalEnergies – would be forced to stop pumping when its storage tanks filled. Libya's oil output still remains well below the 1.6 million b/d it was producing before a 2011 uprising in the country.
Source:Libya Today
January 07, 2024 13:39 UTC
Malta PM to address fossil-fuel heavy Libyan summit amid EU criticism over renewables, climate
The Libya Energy & Economic Summit takes place between 13-14 January and will be attended by Abela and Energy Minister Miriam Dalli, who will speak and participate in panels at the event. Abela is expected to discuss trade and commercial ties between the two countries and explore the feasibility of a proposed renewable energy interconnector project. None of the speakers or scheduled talks on the agenda seen by The Shift appear to deal with renewable energy, such as wind or solar power. Malta gets just 13.8% of its energy from renewable sources despite the Commission laying down a target of 42.5% by 2030. Under the terms of the Electrogas contract, the Maltese people are bound to buy from Electrogas despite the gas being supplied by a third party.
Source:Libya Today
January 07, 2024 13:38 UTC
Egypt's Cabinet reveals top African importing markets in Q1 of 2023
CAIRO – 7 January 2024: The Cabinet's Information and Decision Support Center (IDSC) issued a report Sunday revealing the top African markets that imported from Egypt in the first quarter of 2023. Those are Libya ($317 million), Sudan ($226 million), Algeria ($217 million), Morocco ($191 million), and Tunisia ($86 million). The total size of trade exchange between Egypt and other African countries recorded during that period $2.117 billion, divided into $1.611 billion in good exports, and $506 million in imports. Egypt’s exports declined 22 percent during the first nine months of 2023, recording $30.8 billion, compared to $39.4 billion during the same period of 2022, according to data from the Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics (CAPMAS). CAPMAS added that the country’s imports decreased by 21 percent on a yearly basis, totaling $58.5 billion, compared to $74 billion for the same period in 2022.
Source:Libya Today
January 07, 2024 13:24 UTC
Libya's NOC declares force majeure at Sharara oilfield
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Source:Libya Today
January 07, 2024 12:20 UTC
Libya repatriates over 100 migrants from Sudan and Chad
Over 100 migrants, primarily from Sudan and Chad, were transferred today from Benghazi to Kufra ahead of repatriation, according to Libya’s Directorate for Combatting Illegal Migration (DCIM). 109 migrants, 62 of whom are from Sudan and 47 from Chad, will leave the Ganfouda Shelter and Deportation Center in Benghazi, and get transferred to the Kufra Shelter and Deportation Center, said the DCIM Benghazi branch in a statement via its Facebook page. The migrants, some of whom suffer from contagious diseases such as Hepatitis C, were “caught through daily campaigns carried out by the branch within its jurisdiction,” the DCIM branch said.
Source:Libya Today
January 07, 2024 11:49 UTC
Hezbollah, Israel trade heavy cross-border fire as Blinken seeks to prevent regional escalation
With the risk of regional escalation, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken kicked off an urgent Middle East diplomatic tour, his fourth since the Israel-Hamas war erupted three months ago. Hezbollah said it launched 62 rockets toward an Israeli air surveillance base on Mount Meron and scored direct hits in its “initial response” to Arouri's killing. The war in Gaza was triggered by a deadly Hamas attack on southern Israel in which militants killed about 1,200 people, mostly civilians, and took roughly 250 hostages. Israel has held Hamas responsible for civilian casualties, saying the group embeds itself within Gaza's civilian infrastructure. Blinken will visit Israel and the West Bank next week before wrapping up the trip in Egypt.
Source:Libya Today
January 07, 2024 03:07 UTC
Newly-appointed Charge d’Affaires illegally takes control of Libyan Embassy in Paris, says ambassador
Newly-appointed charge d’affaires illegally took control of the Libyan Embassy in Paris while the Ambassador was outside France, according to the Ambassador, Khalid Kajiji. Kajiji said that the Foreign Ministry of Abdul Hamid Dbeibeh’s government had appointed Murad Hamima as a Charge d’affaires to represent him while he was outside France, so Hamima illegally seized control of the embassy, and the French authorities have not granted him diplomatic immunity until now. In a letter directed to the Head of the Administrative Control Authority, Kajiji said that Hamima took many decisions that led to a change in the administrative structure of the Embassy, replacing the employees in charge of administrative affairs and the secret department with other employees at the embassy, as he tried taking control of the embassy’s bank accounts, but the bank refused to do so, and also seized the department’s seal of the Administrative Affairs Department at the embassy, taking the office keys from the employee he assigned. The letter stated that “the inherent jurisdiction to appoint ambassadors and officials of the Libyan stateabroad, according to the political agreement, as well as the outcomes of the Libyan Political Dialogue Forum, is for the Presidential Council.”“Ambassadors also exercise their powers based on your appointment of them and in accordance with the texts of the laws and regulations in force in the Libyan state. Therefore, what It is carried out by Mr. Murad Hamima, which is a circumvention of the powers of the Presidential Council based on the documents governing the structures of the Libyan state, is an attempt to limit their effectiveness, and usurp Powers not granted to him by law.”“While we disclaim responsibility for the effects that may arise from the actions of Mr. Murad Hamima and his legal, administrative and financial transgressions within the embassy, we hope that you will take the measures that you deem appropriate in order to restore matters to normal and punish violators and those seeking to create chaos in the embassy, and create a parallel entity through which carrying out business and controlling the embassy’s bank accounts illegally and harmful to the interests of Libyan state,” the letter addressed the Administrative Control Authority.
Source:Libya Today
January 06, 2024 15:36 UTC
Schererville personal trainer helps Libyan woman learn a chin-up
In June 2020, Salem began sending Zanders videos of her exercise routine. Eventually Salem began hopping online to virtually attend his Saturday morning boot camp classes. Salem accredits the improvement of her mental health to Zanders, although the two have never officially met in person. Being able to use physical fitness as a way to overcome mental health barriers comes easy to him, he said. She's noticed a large improvement in her physical and mental health over the past three years thanks to Zanders.
Source:Libya Today
January 06, 2024 14:05 UTC
Tomorrow, Benghazi witnesses its reconstruction ceremony
Benghazi is preparing to launch the city’s reconstruction ceremony scheduled to be held, tomorrow, Sunday, in the Suleiman Al-Darrat Sports Complex. Benghazi Municipality said in a statement today that the ceremony is part of the programs to celebrate the city of Benghazi as the capital of culture in the Islamic world for the year 2024. The celebrations of Benghazi as the capital of culture in the Islamic world, shed light on the various cultural and heritage aspects of the city, especially those related to Islamic civilization, its influential history, and the deeds and arts it presented. Libyan Prime Minister Osama Hammad had previously authorized the launch of activities to celebrate Benghazi as the capital of culture in the Islamic world, during his participation, last December, in celebrations commemorating the 72nd anniversary of Libya’s Independence. The celebration includes artistic and cultural activities, including plays, festivals of Libyan songs, Malouf, Muwashahat, and religious chanting, cinematic events, book and fine arts exhibitions, folklore performances, and intellectual seminars in which representatives of Arab and Islamic countries participate.
Source:Libya Today
January 06, 2024 13:17 UTC
Negligence in maintenance found in collapse of Derna Dam in Libya, says judicial sources
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Source:Libya Today
January 06, 2024 11:31 UTC
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Libya floods investigation puts Derna death toll at 4,540
The Libyan Public Prosecution Authority said it found that “negligence” led to the collapse of the Bilad and Sidi Bou Mansour dams above the coastal city following heavy rains brought by Hurricane Daniel. “The total number of registered deaths recorded in the flood disaster in Derna reached 4,540 people, including 3,964 citizens and 576 foreigners,” the Public Prosecution Authority report said. The investigation also found that the dams had developed cracks and major leaks before their collapse. The prosecution authority said authorities have so far detained 14 people including the mayor of Derna, Abdel Moneim Al Ghaithi, as well officials in the city’s water resources and dams authority who were not named. Many point to the years of conflict that has led to widespread neglect of infrastructure.
Source:Libya Today
January 06, 2024 11:21 UTC
Maintenance neglect found in Libya's Derna dam collapse: judicial sources
There was negligence in the catastrophic collapse of two dams outside the city of Derna in eastern Libya which killed thousands of people, judicial sources said. As a result of investigations, negligence was found in the maintenance of the dams, Libyan Chief Public Prosecutor's Office said Friday on social media. It said a lack of warning systems in the two collapsed dams, the cleaning of the upper covers and negligence in routine maintenance contributed to the disaster. Fourteen people, including Derna's mayor, and officials from the Dams Board and Water Resources Institution were detained. Warrants were issued with a red notice for two unnamed suspects who fled abroad.
Source:Libya Today
January 06, 2024 11:02 UTC
Senior Biden leaders, Pentagon officials unaware for days that defense secretary was hospitalized
WASHINGTON — Senior Biden administration leaders, top Pentagon officials and members of Congress were unaware for days that Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin was hospitalized since Monday, U.S. officials said Saturday, as questions swirled about his condition and the secrecy surrounding it. A number of U.S. officials said Saturday that many of the most senior Pentagon service leaders were unaware until Friday that Austin was in the hospital. Deputy Defense Secretary Kathleen Hicks, who took over when Austin was hospitalized, also was away. "The Department of Defense deliberately withheld the Secretary of Defense's medical condition for days. The Pentagon Press Association, which represents media members who cover the Defense Department, sent a letter of protest on Friday evening to Ryder and Chris Meagher, the assistant defense secretary for public affairs.
Source:Libya Today
January 06, 2024 09:34 UTC
Defense Secretary Austin has been hospitalized since Jan. 1, but Pentagon kept the news quiet
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January 06, 2024 03:31 UTC
Oil Starts Year with Moderate Gains
The first week of the new year looks set to end with a moderate gain for oil benchmarks fueled by escalating tensions in the Middle East and supply disruptions in Libya. In the Middle East, Yemen’s Houthis continue to attack ships in the Red Sea, and this week also saw a bomb attack kill some 100 people in Iran. According to the EIA, gasoline stocks added close to 11 million barrels during the holiday week, while middle distillate stocks swelled by 10.1 million barrels. At 05:20 AM ET the WTI benchmark traded at $72.90 per barrel, up $0.71 on the day, gaining almost 1%. Brent crude traded at $78.18, rising $0.59 or 0.76%.
Source:Libya Today
January 06, 2024 02:46 UTC