The National Oil Corporation (NOC) reported oil, gas and condensates export revenues of USD38.2 million in July 2020, a hugely damaging drop compared to USD2.1 billion in July 2019. This is the lowest one-month revenue figure recorded this year. NOC registered USD 24.7 million from sales of crude oil, USD12.8 million from gas and condensate sales, and USD 647,346 from sales of petrochemicals.
In August, NOC registered a modest rise in revenues after a brief and limited cessation of the blockade allowed it to ship a quantity of crude oil from the storage tanks of Es Sider port. In consequence, it reported revenue of just over USD90 million compared to USD 2.0 billion in August 2019. NOC registered USD 74.4 million from sales of crude oil, USD 14.7 million from gas and condensate sales, and USD 829,204 from sales of petrochemicals.
To date, the blockade has cost Libya almost USD 10 billion, a devastating loss most especially during this period of national crisis.
