BENGHAZI (Reuters) -Production at Libya's Sharara and El Feel oilfields, which were shut on Thursday following the abduction of a former finance minister, has resumed on Saturday evening, four oil engineers and oil ministry said. Sharara has partially resumed at 30,000 barrels per day out of its usual 290,000, two engineers said. Sharara and El Feel oilfields, as well as the 108 field, were all closed in a protest by al-Zawi tribe in response to the kidnapping of former finance minister Faraj Bumatari. Libya's oil minister Mohamed Aoun told Dubai-based Asharq TV on Saturday that the oilfields' closure had cost the North African country the production of 340,000 barrels. The oil ministry also said the closures could lead to the declaration of force majeure.

Source: Libya Today July 15, 2023 21:33 UTC