The plant in north-east Libya has completed routine maintenance work and resumed exports.

A new round of demonstrations has again disrupted operations at the Zueitina oil terminal in north-east Libya, which has already been affected by similar protests this year.

Maintenance work, which takes place every three years, is being conducted at the refinery in north-east Libya.

Following a recent change in official UK government travel advice on Libya, the energy company has temporarily withdrawn some non-essential expatriate staff from Tripoli.

Canada-based Sonde Resources has agreed a deal to farm out its Joint Oil block, located on the maritime border between Tunisia and Libya, to a Tunisia-based firm.

The company has appointed a new board member to represent ConocoPhillips, one of three US firms that hold stakes in Waha Oil.

State-controlled Egypt Gas says it has bid on several gas infrastructure projects in Libya.

Libya plans to start shipments of crude oil to its neighbour next month, with 12 million barrels expected to be sold on interest-free credit during the course of the next year.

Disappointing results posted by Italian energy giant Eni were partly caused by disruption at the Mellitah facility, which is now back to producing some 260,000 barrels of oil equivalent (boe) per day.

The head of the state oil company has held meetings with the Turkish Petroleum Overseas Company (TPOC), which has exploration rights over several blocks in Libya.

The chairman of the National Oil Corporation (NOC) and a team from France's Total have discussed the firm's offshore exploration plans, which are set to begin next month.

The head of the French company's operations in Libya expects to spend $130m (LD163m) on drilling two wells off the coast of north-west Libya, with exploration set to begin in mid-May.

Egypt is reportedly expecting to receive a shipment of 600,000 barrels of crude oil from Libya - which has agreed to supply it on credit - by the end of April.

A working group from the National Oil Corporation (NOC) has discussed the status of the LNG plant at Marsa Brega to provide recommendations for the future of the facility.

Libya's oil and gas minister, plus the chairman of the National Oil Corporation (NOC), have held meetings with a delegation from the US firm, which is a partner in Waha Oil.