Libya’s National Oil Corporation said on Tuesday that members of the security
force protecting the oil sector closed a valve on the Hamada–Zawiya main
crude-loading pipeline, halting production at the Hamada and Tahara oilfields
and at one pump station. NOC warned it may declare force majeure if the valve
remains closed or if similar forced shutdowns occur at other fields, saying the
stoppage amid a global crude price rally would be devastating to the national
economy.
