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USAID donates $ 2 million to Libya to fight the Coronavirus

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The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) has recently donated $ 2 million to Libya to help it deal with the rising rates of the Coronavirus.

The money was directed to a UNICEF program to help prevent transmission of the virus and provide basic health services to citizens.

The program also contributes, through cooperation with the National Center for Disease Control (NCDC), to the protection of people living in migrant shelters, health facilities, schools and prisons in 24 municipalities.

GECOL Receives European Union Ambassador to Libya

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The Director of the General Electricity Company (GECOL), Ibrahim Al-Fellah, received the European Union ambassador to Libya, Jose Sabadell, in Tripoli on Monday.

The two sides discussed the support that the EU can offer to maintain the power generation stations, as well as the possibility of studying and reviewing the current situation of communication and control systems.

Both sides also discussed the possibility of financing a solar energy project in one of the Libyan regions.

Attorney General issues arrest warrant against Sahara Bank’s official

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A well-informed source told Sada Economic Newspaper that the Investigation Department of the Attorney General’s office issued an arrest warrant against the Director of the Department of Banking Operations at Sahara Bank, charging him with the abuse of authority and failure of maintaining public funds.

Libya Reopens Biggest Oil Field, Giving OPEC+ a New Headache

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Bloomberg reported that Libya took a major step toward reviving its battered oil industry by reopening its biggest field, presenting a new headache for OPEC+ as the alliance of major producers tries to curb global supplies.

The National Oil Corporation, Libya’s state energy company, lifted force majeure on the western deposit of Sharara and instructed its operator to resume production, according to a statement on Sunday. The field will initially pump 40,000 barrels of crude a day, before reaching its capacity of almost 300,000 barrels next week, a person with knowledge of the situation said.

“That would double overall output in Libya to around 600,000 barrels daily, said the person, who asked not to be identified because they aren’t authorized to speak to media.” Bloomberg stated.

UNSMIL Welcomes Lifting of Force Majeure on El-Sharara Oil Field

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On Sunday, the United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) welcomed the National Oil Corporation’s (NOC) announcement that it would lift the force majeure on El-Sharara oil field.

In a statement, UNSMIL added that the resumption of Libya’s largest oil field was due to the country’s improved security situation.

The UN mission stressed that the effective management of oil revenues is a shared national interest.

Notably, the acting UNSMIL head, Stephanie Williams, announced the resumption of inclusive intra-Libyan talks.

Neoces Therasis tanker loads crude oil at Libya’s Zueitina port

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On Sunday, the crude oil tanker ‘Neoces Therasis’ docked at the eastern Libyan port of Zueitina. The tanker is due to load 600,000 barrels of crude oil for export to Italy, according to port officials.

At Zueitina, three tankers are expected to load oil at ‘Bu Attifel’, over the next ten days.

The customers are Austria’s OMV, Spain’s Repsol, and Italian refinery Saras, according to a local shipping agent.

Libya’s National Oil Corporation (NOC) announced on Sunday that it would resume production at the country’s largest oil field, El-Sharara. This comes amid peace talks between rival officials from eastern and western Libya.

These are part of preliminary negotiations ahead of a UN-brokered dialogue set to take place next month.

The NOC said it lifted the force majeure imposed on El-Sharara, after reaching “an honour agreement” with the Petroleum Facilities Guard aligned with the Libyan National Army (LNA), thus ensuring that no “obstructions” would occur at the field.

Libya records over 1000 new Covid-19 cases

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1,109 new cases of Coronavirus were registered in Libya, according to the National Center for Disease Control (NCDC).

The NCDC announced in a statement on its official Facebook page that 428 new recoveries had been registered, in addition to 13 deaths due to COVID-19.

This brings the total number of the pandemic cases in Libya to 43,821, including 18,711 active cases, 24,466 recoveries, and 644 deaths.

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Solar power source installed for Hawari cement factory

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Within its Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR), Sirte Oil Company reported that its Communications and Information Technology Department had recently implemented several projects providing a service to some sectors and companies.

These included the installation of a solar-powered electricity generation system at the Hawari Cement Factory in order to feed its communications system, and link it to the Al-Talhiya system, the North Benghazi system, and the Benina site system.

Another project involved cooperation with the Ras Lanuf Oil and Gas Manufacturing Company by extending a 160-meter copper cable that connects the centimetre station with Foyhat Post Office to the Sirte communication trailer with a capacity of 100 pairs and was linked to the submarine cable and the Ras Lanuf system, and this work opened a direct communication channel from Benghazi to the company’s Ras Lanuf headquarters.

Libya’s NOC lifts force majeure on Sharara oil field

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Libya’s state-owned National Oil Corporation said it lifted force majeure on Sharara, the country’s top producing oil field, and restarted pumping as the OPEC producer continues to restore it energy industry following the Libyan National Army’s end of a nine-month blockade in September.

NOC received assurances from the Petroleum Facilities Guard, linked to the self-styled LNA, that it will end security violations and remove hurdles to allow the national oil company to lift force majeure and resume operations at the field, the company said in a statement.

NOC didn’t disclose the current level of production at Sharara, which can pump as much as 300,000 b/d.

Seven Indian nationals kidnapped in Libya released

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Seven Indian nationals were kidnapped in Libya last month and the government has been trying to ensure their release, the Ministry of External Affairs said.

The seven men from Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Gujarat and Uttar Pradesh were working in construction and oil supplies and were kidnapped from a place called Ashwarif on 14th of September.

All of them were on their way to the airport in Tripoli to get back to India when they were kidnapped, foreign ministry spokesperson Anurag Srivastava said.

The Ministry of External Affairs is in touch with the Libyan government and some international organisations for their release, he said.