Libya's NOC lifts force majeure on oil in 'secure' ports
Libya's state energy company said on Saturday that
it had lifted a force majeure on oil fields and ports that it sees safe and
free from armed groups, Turkish state-run Anadolu news agency reported.
But National Oil Corporation (NOC) said the measure
would remain in place for facilities where fighters remain.
"Force majeure continues in oil fields and
ports where the presence of fighters from Wagner and other armed groups that
obstruct the activities and operations of NOC is confirmed," Anadolu cited
NOC as saying in a statement on its Facebook page.
Rebel General Khalifa Haftar announced on Friday he
would temporarily lift his blockade of oil output and said he had agreed with
the rival Tripoli government on “fair distribution” of energy revenue.
Since the beginning of the year, forces of Haftar’s
self-styled Libyan National Army (LNA) have blocked oil production and exports
in the country's most important fields and terminals to demand, claiming a fair
division of oil revenues.
But the Turkish-backed, United Nations-recognised
Government of National Accord (GNA) has made significant battlefield gains
against the LNA in recent months.
The GNA-controlled NOC's lift force majeure has cost
Libya over $6.4 billion.
