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.