Libya’s NOC declares force majeure on El Feel oilfield

Reuters

Libya’s National Oil Corporation (NOC) said on Saturday it had declared force majeure on the 70,000 barrels per day (bpd) El Feel oilfield after a protest by guards closed the field. El Feel was shut after guards withdrew from the field to push demands over pay and other benefits earlier this week.
The NOC said force majeure was declared after “members of Fazzan group from the Petroleum Facility Guards (PFG) threatened workers, entered the administrative offices in the field, tampered with official papers of the field administration and fired in the air”.
NOC Chairman Mustafa Sanalla was quoted in the NOC statement as saying the guards were attached to the ministry of defence, and it was up to the ministry to respond to their demands.