The Arabian Gulf Oil Company (AGOCO) says a tanker is still waiting to dock at the Hariqa port in Tobruq, pending ongoing talks over security with local leaders.

Prime minister Ali Zeidan says the drafting of next year’s budget has been delayed due to the continued closure of oil terminals, which he says has reduced government income by 40%.

Libya pumped an average of 1.05 million barrels per day (bpd) and exported 920,000 bpd of crude oil in the first 11 months of 2013, according to NOC figures, with Italy remaining the single-largest buyer.

The oil and gas ministry says Libya's crude output on 21 December was 233,889 barrels, while gas production stood at 2,059 million cubic feet.

The General National Congress (GNC) has postponed a vote on a proposal to use force to reopen several key oil ports in eastern and central Libya.

The oil and gas ministry says Libya's crude output on 18 December was 218,969 barrels, while gas production stood at 2,012 million cubic feet.

The National Oil Corporation (NOC) has denied that the Zawiya refinery, an important source of gasoline for western Libya, has been forced to close and says there is no fuel shortage in the capital.

The government has approved a decision to establish a new oil and gas company, which is to be based in Sebha and be a fully-owned subsidiary of the National Oil Corporation (NOC).

The National Oil Corporation (NOC) spokesman told the Libya Monitor that operations at Tobruq’s oil refinery resumed on 16 December, but that exports from the nearby Hariqa terminal have yet to resume.

The General National Congresss (GNC) spokesman says that using force to reopen oil ports has always been an option, but the assembly feels it would escalate the situation.

The head of Italy's Eni says that production has bounced back to 242,000 barrels of oil equivalent per day (boepd) thanks to the reopening of the Wafa field.

Abdelbari al-Arusi says the continued closure of oil terminals may leave the government with no option but to use force, with one group saying it would be willing to help restore control over the ports.

The National Oil Corporation (NOC) says that Libya's crude production was 225,000 barrels per day (bpd) as of 15 December, with central and eastern ports remaining shut.

A National Oil Corporation (NOC) spokesman says that the "fuel crisis" in Tripoli is gradually being resolved.

Ibrahim Jadhran, the leader of a group behind oil ports closures in central and eastern Libya, says terminals will not reopen as promised because the government has not met its demands.