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Armed Group Shuts Down Libya’s Zawiya Refinery

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By Charles Kennedy – Feb 21, 2024, 12:30 PM CST

An armed group has actually taken control of and close down Libya’s Al-Zawiya refinery and 2 oil complexes, requiring unsettled incomes and other advantages, Libya media report.

The armed group, the Petroleum Facilities Guard (PFG), stated in a Tuesday video declaration that the refinery operators have 5 days to abide by their demands or deal with more closures from other PFG members at crucial centers around Libya.

The Mellitah and Misrata oil complexes have actually likewise been closed down by the PFG. This most current shutdown comes just a month after the resuming of Sharara, the biggest oilfield in Libya, which was closed down by protesters previously this year.

The demonstration come amidst a continuous test of the authenticity of the interim prime minister of the UN-recognized Government of National Unity (GNU), Abdulhamid Dbeibah.

The protesters stated in the video declaration that they “do not come from any political faction, and decline to move the PFG members to other security services unless they are provided their complete legal rights”.

“Despite all the authorities’ guarantees which all stopped working, possibly the current of which was the directions of the Prime Minister of the Government of National Unity, Abdul Hamid Dbeibah, to think about the circumstance of the PFG and its members, approve them their rights, execute the choices concerning their monetary charges, and restore their complete rights, there was no adherence to any of those guidelines,” the declaration stated, as reported by the Libya Update.

The Mellitah oil complex is the only center for exporting Libyan gas to Italy by means of the Greenstream pipeline.

According to the Libyan National Oil Company (NOC), since in 2015, the overall capability of all refineries in Libya is around 380,000 barrels daily. The Zawiya refinery can manage 120,000 bpd.

On January 3, protesters closed down Libya’s Sharara oilfield, requiring the NOC to state force majeure on the 300,000-bpd field. The force majeure was raised on January 23. Demonstrations likewise closed the field down for 2 days in July in 2015 following the arrest of an authorities who tried to end up being the head of Libya’s reserve bank.

By Charles Kennedy for Oilprice.com

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