Armed group shuts pipeline from Libya’s largest oil field, jeopardising exports

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An armed group has shut a valve on the El Sharara-to-Zawiya pipeline, disrupting production from Libya's largest oil field which accounts for about one-third of the country's output. The national oil company warned it may declare force majeure due to the incident.

A valve closure on the El Sharara-to-Zawiya pipeline has cut production at a field accounting for roughly a third of Libya’s total output, prompting the national oil company to warn it may declare force majeure. An unnamed armed group shut a valve on a pipeline from Libya’s largest oil field, causing a drop in production, ...

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