The spokesman of the National Oil Corporation (NOC) says the oil terminal has resumed export operations.

Guards at the Hariqa oil terminal have reportedly shut down the port, which only reopened several days ago, to demand unpaid salaries.

The restart of the El Feel field has reportedly helped double Libya's oil production to around 300,000 barrels per day (bpd).

A spokesman says the terminal in Tobruq has resumed exporting crude oil after local Petroleum Facilities Guards (PFG) had forced it to close in May.

The oil and gas ministry has denied reports that a Tunisian oil firm has been carrying out exploration in the Nalut border area between the two countries.

A spokesman of a militia says Ibrahim Jadhran’s group is not in control of oilfields or pipelines in the Wahat region, and urges the government to backtrack on an agreement to reopen blocked ports.

Prime minister Abdullah al-Thanay has met the Maltese ambassador to express "concern" about fuel smuggling to the Mediterranean island.

Demonstrators opposed to the appointment of Ali Al-Ahrashi as the head of Petroleum Facilities Guards (PFG) have reportedly closed the airstrip at Brega.

The manager of the oil field, which was closed by protesting guards in May, says it has now resumed production.

The oil and gas minister says crude being produced at offshore fields is now being diverted to the Zawiya refinery.

The Hariqa terminal in north-east Libya remains closed, despite the Arabian Gulf Oil Company (AGOCO) claiming it paid overdue salaries to guards more than a week ago.

The Brega Petroleum Marketing Company says fuel supplies to Tripoli are running as normal, claiming the current shortage will end soon.

Problems at oilfields and terminals over the past ten months have cost Libya $30bn (LD37.5bn) so far, according to a Central Bank official.

One of Libya's two apparent prime ministers has reportedly named a new head for the Petroleum Facilities Guards (PFG), a demand of rebel groups in control of oil ports.

A spokesman for the Arabian Gulf Oil Company (AGOCO) claims the government has transferred the salaries of protesting guards, but says the terminal remains closed.