The National Oil Corporation (NOC) expressed its deep concern about the continued forced-closures of oil facilities, which negatively impacted the surface facilities , transport pipelines and crude oil tanks, which led to the collapse of one of the tanks in “Al-Sharara field”.
NOC’s specialists predicted that dangerous consequences for the millions of barrels stored as They are vulnerable to explosions and mass destruction in the event that the fields and ports turn into military operation areas instead of oil areas.
At this time, the National Oil Corporation expressed its regret for the militarization of the oil facilites. Nevertheless, it continued to fulfill its responsibilities as specialized teams conduct many technical consultations, public safety requirements, process safety and implement precautionary measures in anticipation of any emergency, in coordination with partners and within the framework of informing the Libyan citizen who has the real direct interest in their oil capabilities, the experts from the National Oil Corporation and its partners concluded the need to empty all crude oil stocks, and also to provide storage capacities to store condensate associated with the produced gas and so that the gas production does not stop after a few days, the gas is used to generate Electrical energy to all regions of the country .
The National Oil Corporation also implored all those responsible for the closures of its facilities to the need to neutralize the oil sector from any bargaining, and to the need to end the ongoing oil facilities closure immediately and allow the resumption of oil exports to ensure the achievement of the minimum revenues that will guarantee the Libyans the continuation of salaries and services and maintain the country’s foreign exchange reserves.
“More tenacity and insistence on dealing with these vital capabilities of the country as war spoils, and a way to blackmail the “NOC” and prevent it from doing its work for the benefit of all Libyans, makes these oil facilities a hotbed of turmoil and war that will only bring destruction to these vital facilities, which means the destruction of the only source that feeds the Libyan people.”The stated.