Libya reopens Sharara-Zawiya pipeline after closure
USO•Libya’s National Oil Corporation reopened the Sharara-Zawiya crude pipeline and resumed pumping, with flows gradually returning to normal. It estimated the five-day shutdown caused a loss of 942,376 barrels of production, worth about $95 million.
1. Pumping resumes
The National Oil Corporation said it reopened valve No. 7 on the main Sharara-Zawiya crude pipeline on Saturday and began measures to safely restart operations. Crude supplies to the Zawiya refinery and export terminals were gradually returning to normal.
2. Shutdown losses
An armed group and Petroleum Facilities Guard members closed the valve on September 21, sharply reducing output at Sharara, Libya’s largest oilfield. The NOC estimated the five-day shutdown caused the loss of 942,376 barrels of production, worth about $95 million, and forced one unit at the Zawiya refinery to close as crude supplies fell. Sharara can produce around 300,000 to 320,000 barrels per day; the refinery has capacity of about 120,000 barrels per day.
