Oil, Gas & Mining

04-06-2014
The deputy head of the body's energy committee has reportedly said that it has blocked payments totalling LD377m ($302m) alleged to be part of a deal by the previous government to reopen oil ports.
04-06-2014
The National Oil Corporation (NOC) says a Tripoli fuel depot run by the Brega Petroleum Marketing Company is now operating normally after being disrupted by a protest.
04-06-2014
April oil exports from Libya's functioning ports and offshore platforms averaged 161,000 barrels per day (bpd), some of which was shipped to the Zawiya refinery.
03-06-2014
A group of protesters has closed the airstrip at the Brega oil complex, forcing a cancellation of all flights.
03-06-2014
The Arabian Gulf Oil Company (AGOCO) says the oil export terminal in Tobruq remains shut as Petroleum Facilities Guards (PFG) members have not yet been paid.
01-06-2014
The government has authorised the oil and gas ministry to extend the agreement between the National Oil Corporation (NOC), the Libyan Investment Authority (LIA) and Indonesia's Medco Energi.
29-05-2014
Production remains extremely low due to closed fields and ports, with a dispute still ongoing at the Hariqa terminal.
28-05-2014
Protests by Petroleum Facilities Guards (PFG) over salaries have reportedly affected operations at the recently-reopened oil export terminal.
27-05-2014
The Sirte Oil Company (SOC) says its offices have reopened after being closed by protesters last week.
27-05-2014
The ongoing closure of Sharara and El Feel suggests oil output remains minimal, despite the reopening of the Nafoura field in the east.
23-05-2014
National Oil Corporation (NOC) chairman Nuri Berruein has been replaced by his deputy.
21-05-2014
The National Oil Corporation (NOC) says a fire at a pipeline linking the Dahra oil field to the Es Sider terminal has been extinguished, calling it a "deliberate act of sabotage".
20-05-2014
France's Total says it has reduced its presence in Libya, although it is not evacuating all of its staff and says offshore operations are not affected.
20-05-2014
The Italian energy firm says its Libya output remains at first-quarter levels, and is not currently evacuating any staff from the country.
20-05-2014
Algeria’s state energy firm Sonatrach is reportedly pulling out its staff from Libya due to security concerns.