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Asharq Al-Awsat
a day ago
- Business
- Asharq Al-Awsat
Three Suspects Detained for Storming Libya's State Oil Firm, Attorney General Says
Three suspects have been detained for allegedly storming the Libyan state oil firm's headquarters in Tripoli, the country's attorney general said on Thursday, a day after its rival government in the east threatened to declare force majeure on oil fields and ports citing assaults on the firm. The National Oil Corporation is based in Tripoli under the control of the internationally-recognized Government of National Unity. The parallel government in Benghazi in the east is not internationally recognized, but most oilfields in the major oil producing country are under the control of eastern Libyan military leader Khalifa Haftar. The NOC has previously denied its corporation's headquarters were stormed, calling it "completely false" and quoted its acting chief as calling it "nothing more than a limited personal dispute that occurred in the reception area." But the eastern-based government has threatened to also temporarily relocate the NOC's headquarters to "safe cities" such as Ras Lanuf and Brega, both of which it controls, according to Reuters. "The public prosecution reviewed the evidence of the storming of the Corporation's headquarters, inspected the scene, reviewed the video footage recorded at the time of the incident and heard the testimonies of those present," the attorney general said in a statement. The three suspects were handed over by the defense ministry, which was asked "to arrest the remaining contributors to the incident," the attorney general said. The national output of crude oil in the past 24 hours reached 1,389,055 barrels per day, the NOC said on Wednesday, reflecting normal levels. Libya's oil output has been disrupted repeatedly in the chaotic decade since 2014 when the country divided between two rival authorities in the east and west following the NATO-backed uprising that toppled Muammar Gaddafi in 2011.
Arab News
a day ago
- Business
- Arab News
Three suspects detained for storming Libya's state oil firm, attorney general says
TRIPOLI: Three suspects have been detained for allegedly storming the Libyan state oil firm's headquarters in Tripoli, the country's attorney general said on Friday, a day after its rival government in the east threatened to declare force majeure on oil fields and ports citing assaults on the firm. The National Oil Corporation is based in Tripoli under the control of the internationally-recognized Government of National Unity. The parallel government in Benghazi in the east is not internationally recognized, but most oilfields in the major oil producing country are under the control of eastern Libyan military leader Khalifa Haftar. The NOC has previously denied its corporation's headquarters were stormed, calling it 'completely false' and quoted its acting chief as calling it 'nothing more than a limited personal dispute that occurred in the reception area.' But the eastern-based government has threatened to also temporarily relocate the NOC's headquarters to 'safe cities' such as Ras Lanuf and Brega, both of which it controls. 'The public prosecution reviewed the evidence of the storming of the Corporation's headquarters, inspected the scene, reviewed the video footage recorded at the time of the incident and heard the testimonies of those present,' the attorney general said in a statement. The three suspects were handed over by the defense ministry, which was asked 'to arrest the remaining contributors to the incident,' the attorney general said. The national output of crude oil in the past 24 hours reached 1,389,055 barrels per day, the NOC said on Wednesday, reflecting normal levels. Libya's oil output has been disrupted repeatedly in the chaotic decade since 2014 when the country divided between two rival authorities in the east and west following the NATO-backed uprising that toppled Muammar Qaddafi in 2011.
Reuters
2 days ago
- Business
- Reuters
Three suspects detained for storming Libya's state oil firm, attorney general says
TRIPOLI, May 29 (Reuters) - Three suspects have been detained for allegedly storming the Libyan state oil firm's headquarters in Tripoli, the country's attorney general said on Thursday, a day after its rival government in the east threatened to declare force majeure on oil fields and ports citing assaults on the firm. The National Oil Corporation is based in Tripoli under the control of the internationally-recognized Government of National Unity. The parallel government in Benghazi in the east is not internationally recognised, but most oilfields in the major oil producing country are under the control of eastern Libyan military leader Khalifa Haftar. The NOC has previously denied its corporation's headquarters were stormed, calling it "completely false" and quoted its acting chief as calling it "nothing more than a limited personal dispute that occurred in the reception area." But the eastern-based government has threatened to also temporarily relocate the NOC's headquarters to "safe cities" such as Ras Lanuf and Brega, both of which it controls. "The public prosecution reviewed the evidence of the storming of the Corporation's headquarters, inspected the scene, reviewed the video footage recorded at the time of the incident and heard the testimonies of those present," the attorney general said in a statement. The three suspects were handed over by the defence ministry, which was asked "to arrest the remaining contributors to the incident," the attorney general said. The national output of crude oil in the past 24 hours reached 1,389,055 barrels per day, the NOC said on Wednesday, reflecting normal levels. Libya's oil output has been disrupted repeatedly in the chaotic decade since 2014 when the country divided between two rival authorities in the east and west following the NATO-backed uprising that toppled Muammar Gaddafi in 2011.
Asharq Al-Awsat
2 days ago
- Business
- Asharq Al-Awsat
Libya's Eastern-based Government Says it May Announce Force Majeure on Oil Fields, Ports
Libya's eastern-based government said on Wednesday it may announce a force majeure on oil fields and ports citing "repeated assaults on the National Oil Corporation (NOC)." The government said it may also temporarily relocate the national oil corporation's headquarters to one of the "safe cities such as Ras Lanuf and Brega, both of which are controlled by the eastern-based government. The NOC is currently located in Tripoli under the control of the internationally-recongized Government of National Unity (GNU). The NOC denied in an earlier statement that the corporation's headquarters was stormed deeming it as "completely false". It also emphasized it is operating normally 'and continuing to perform its vital duties without interruption.' The acting head of NOC Hussain Safar said that 'what happened was nothing more than a limited personal dispute that occurred in the reception area and was immediately contained by administrative security personnel, without any impact on the corporation's workflow or the safety of its employees," Reuters reported. GNU's media office posted video footage from inside the headquarters of the NOC showing 'stable conditions and no signs of a storming or security disturbance.' Libya's oil output has been disrupted repeatedly in the chaotic decade since 2014 when the country divided between two rival authorities in the east and west following the NATO-backed uprising that toppled Muammar Gaddafi in 2011. In August, Libya lost more than half of its oil production, about 700,000 bpd, and exports were halted at several ports as a standoff between rival political factions over the central bank threatened to end four years of relative peace. The shutdowns lasted for over a month with production gradually resuming from early October. The North African country's crude oil production reached 1.3 million barrels per day in the last 24 hours, according to the NOC.
Arab News
2 days ago
- Business
- Arab News
Libya's eastern-based government says it may announce force majeure on oil fields, ports
The NOC is currently located in Tripoli under the control of the internationally-recongized Government of National Unity Safar said that 'what happened was nothing more than a limited personal dispute'CAIRO: Libya's eastern-based government said on Wednesday it may announce a force majeure on oil fields and ports citing 'repeated assaults on the National Oil Corporation (NOC).'The government in Benghazi is not internationally recognized, but most oilfields in the major oil producing country are under the control of eastern Libyan military leader Khalifa government said it may also temporarily relocate the national oil corporation's headquarters to one of the 'safe cities such as Ras Lanuf and Brega, both of which are controlled by the eastern-based NOC is currently located in Tripoli under the control of the internationally-recongized Government of National Unity (GNU).The NOC denied in an earlier statement that the corporation's headquarters was stormed deeming it as 'completely false.'It also emphasized it is operating normally 'and continuing to perform its vital duties without interruption.'The acting head of NOC Hussain Safar said that 'what happened was nothing more than a limited personal dispute that occurred in the reception area and was immediately contained by administrative security personnel, without any impact on the corporation's workflow or the safety of its employees.'GNU's media office posted video footage from inside the headquarters of the NOC showing 'stable conditions and no signs of a storming or security disturbance.'Libya's oil output has been disrupted repeatedly in the chaotic decade since 2014 when the country divided between two rival authorities in the east and west following the NATO-backed uprising that toppled Muammar Qaddafi in August, Libya lost more than half of its oil production, about 700,000 bpd, and exports were halted at several ports as a standoff between rival political factions over the central bank threatened to end four years of relative shutdowns lasted for over a month with production gradually resuming from early North African country's crude oil production reached 1.3 million barrels per day in the last 24 hours, according to the NOC.
