A shutdown of crude oil production at Libya’s 300,000 b/d-capacity Sharara fields is entering its third week, with a return of force majeure at the southwestern fields that have for years been a frequent target of protests and politically-motivated oil blockades (MEES, 5 January).

Meanwhile, a pipeline linking several key fields of the TotalEnergies and ConocoPhillips-led Waha consortium to the port of Es Sider remains offline following a fire on the night of 12 August. (CONTINUED - 1336 WORDS)