Libyan Oil Ports

A tanker carrying the first freshly produced cargo of Libyan crude to be exported since the Ras Lanuf terminal reopened in September left the port on Monday. Libya's oil production has almost doubled to around 600,000 bpd in recent weeks.

Forces loyal to east Libyan commander Khalifa Haftar on Sunday seized at least two key oil ports from a rival force loyal to the U.N.-backed government, risking a new conflict over the OPEC nation's resources.

Islamist militants on Monday shelled Libya's Bahi and Mabrouk oilfields, damaging a pipeline to Es Sidra oil port, said Ali Hassi, a spokesman for forces protecting energy infrastructure.

The United States Tuesday condemned a strike by Libyan aircraft that bombed an oil tanker off the Islamist-held port of Derna, killing two crew members.

Two crew members of an oil tanker were killed in an air attack of "unknown origin" in the Islamist-held eastern Libyan port of Derna PN Sunday, officials said.

A rocket set a storage tank at the eastern Libyan oil of port Es Sider on fire as armed factions allied to competing governments fought for control of the country's biggest export terminal, officials from both sides said on Thursday.

A rocket hit a tank at the eastern Libyan oil port Es Sider as armed factions allied to competing governments fought over control of the country's biggest export terminal, officials said today.

Forces loyal to Libya's recognised government today conducted air strikes on targets near the eastern oil ports of Ras Lanuf and Es-Sider to stop an advance by a rival force, officials said.

Libyan state security guards have started a protest at the 120,000 barrel per day Hariga oil port in the east, halting all oil exports from the terminal, a Libyan oil official said on Saturday.

A former Libyan rebel leader, who seized oil ports in the past to campaign for eastern autonomy, said he had turned down an offer to join an armed group challenging the internationally-recognized government.

Protesters have shut down the eastern Libyan oil port Brega, state firm National Oil Corp (NOC) said on Saturday, days after the government celebrated the reopening of major ports following almost a year of blockage.

Protesters have shut down the eastern Libyan oil port Brega, state firm National Oil Corp (NOC) said on Saturday, days after the government celebrated the reopening of major ports following almost a year of blockage.

Libyan warplanes have launched two new airstrikes near rebel positions in the oil port of Ras Lanouf, keeping up a counteroffensive to prevent the opposition from advancing toward the capital Tripoli.There was no immediate word on casualties, and an Associated Press reporter who witnessed the strikes on Tuesday said they did not appear to hit any f...

Witnesses say Libyan warplanes have struck the rebel-held oil port in the eastern town of Brega.The area was the site of a fierce battle on Wednesday between leader Muammar Gaddafi's loyalists who tried to retake control of the strategic oil installation and armed rebels who repelled the attack after hours of fighting.In the nearby town of Ajdabiya...

A tanker carrying the first freshly produced cargo of Libyan crude to be exported since the Ras Lanuf terminal reopened in September left the port on Monday. Libya's oil production has almost doubled to around 600,000 bpd in recent weeks.

Forces loyal to east Libyan commander Khalifa Haftar on Sunday seized at least two key oil ports from a rival force loyal to the U.N.-backed government, risking a new conflict over the OPEC nation's resources.

Islamist militants on Monday shelled Libya's Bahi and Mabrouk oilfields, damaging a pipeline to Es Sidra oil port, said Ali Hassi, a spokesman for forces protecting energy infrastructure.

The United States Tuesday condemned a strike by Libyan aircraft that bombed an oil tanker off the Islamist-held port of Derna, killing two crew members.

Two crew members of an oil tanker were killed in an air attack of "unknown origin" in the Islamist-held eastern Libyan port of Derna PN Sunday, officials said.

A rocket set a storage tank at the eastern Libyan oil of port Es Sider on fire as armed factions allied to competing governments fought for control of the country's biggest export terminal, officials from both sides said on Thursday.

A rocket hit a tank at the eastern Libyan oil port Es Sider as armed factions allied to competing governments fought over control of the country's biggest export terminal, officials said today.

Forces loyal to Libya's recognised government today conducted air strikes on targets near the eastern oil ports of Ras Lanuf and Es-Sider to stop an advance by a rival force, officials said.

Libyan state security guards have started a protest at the 120,000 barrel per day Hariga oil port in the east, halting all oil exports from the terminal, a Libyan oil official said on Saturday.

A former Libyan rebel leader, who seized oil ports in the past to campaign for eastern autonomy, said he had turned down an offer to join an armed group challenging the internationally-recognized government.

Protesters have shut down the eastern Libyan oil port Brega, state firm National Oil Corp (NOC) said on Saturday, days after the government celebrated the reopening of major ports following almost a year of blockage.

Protesters have shut down the eastern Libyan oil port Brega, state firm National Oil Corp (NOC) said on Saturday, days after the government celebrated the reopening of major ports following almost a year of blockage.

Libyan warplanes have launched two new airstrikes near rebel positions in the oil port of Ras Lanouf, keeping up a counteroffensive to prevent the opposition from advancing toward the capital Tripoli.There was no immediate word on casualties, and an Associated Press reporter who witnessed the strikes on Tuesday said they did not appear to hit any f...

Witnesses say Libyan warplanes have struck the rebel-held oil port in the eastern town of Brega.The area was the site of a fierce battle on Wednesday between leader Muammar Gaddafi's loyalists who tried to retake control of the strategic oil installation and armed rebels who repelled the attack after hours of fighting.In the nearby town of Ajdabiya...