NOC Chairman Mustafa Sanalla claimed that salaries of five companies were discontinued as a result of refineries being shut down due to the illegal blockade.

According to Sanallah, these companies are the National Company for the drilling and maintenance of oil wells, the National Oil Fields and Terminals Catering (NOFCAT), Al-Jouf Petroleum Technology Company, the North African Geophysical Exploration Company (NAGIKO), and the Libyan Norwegian Fertilizers Company,