Libya’s crude output targets are once again under threat amid protests that threatened the country’s lifeblood crude exports, as well as concerns over the leadership of state energy firm NOC.

On 28 January, protests briefly disrupted crude loadings of Libya’s mostly light sweet crude grades at the key eastern ports of Es Sider and Ras Lanuf (see map). Libya exported a combined 389,000 b/d from the ports in 2024, according to data intelligence firm Kpler, some 40% of the country’s crude exports last year. (CONTINUED - 723 WORDS)