Libya
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August 01, 2022
Libya’s crude exports climbed after a ban on production and shipments was lifted in mid-July, a trend that may help cool fears about the OPEC member’s ability to supply global markets.
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July 18, 2022
Libyan Prime Minister Abdul Hamid Dbeibah said the country’s crude exports are on track for full resumption after months of outages as he justified his replacement of the state-run oil company’s leadership.
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July 15, 2022
Libya’s government, National Oil Corp. and protesters have reached an agreement to reopen oil fields and export terminals, officials said.
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July 13, 2022
As U.S. President Joe Biden prepares to visit the Persian Gulf to get more oil onto global markets, political turmoil in another part of OPEC threatens to further undermine the cartel’s production.
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June 21, 2022
Libya’s oil production has risen in the past week to around 700,000 to 800,000 barrels a day, according to Energy Minister Mohamed Oun.
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June 13, 2022
Libya’s oil production has almost fully halted as a political crisis leads to more shutdowns of ports and fields.
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June 02, 2022
African hydrocarbon producing countries are increasing oil and gas licensing rounds to be able to stabilize supply of hydrocarbons in years to come to meet growing energy demand as output in legacy projects declines.
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May 11, 2022
Libya’s parliament-backed prime minister said closed oil fields and ports in the OPEC country may soon reopen, though his rival’s energy minister said negotiations with protesters were proving difficult.
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May 03, 2022
Armed clashes, damaged storage tanks and political protests at key ports have hobbled Libya’s ability to export oil, cutting shipments to the lowest level since October 2020.
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April 25, 2022
Libya’s oil ministry said fields shut down by protesters may reopen within days, potentially allowing the OPEC member to get back to full production.
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April 18, 2022
Oil rose with the shutdown of Libya’s biggest oil field in an already under-supplied market overshadowing signals that China’s lockdowns are weighing on its economic growth.
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April 17, 2022
Two Libyan ports have been forced to stop loading oil after protests calling for Prime Minister Abdul Hamid Dbeibah to step down spilled over into the OPEC member’s energy sector.
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January 13, 2022
Libya’s oil production is rising gradually after a blockade of its western fields ended and ports in the east re-opened, according to the OPEC member’s energy minister.
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January 10, 2022
Libya’s oil exports, already sharply curtailed following a blockade by paramilitaries in the west, are set to fall further after bad weather closed ports in the east.
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January 03, 2022
Russian gas giant Gazprom PJSC missed its own “conservative” target for 2021 exports to Europe, and those capped flows contributed to the continent’s worst energy supply crunch in decades.
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January 03, 2022
Libya expects its oil production to drop by another 200,000 barrels a day over the next week as workers try to fix a damaged pipeline.
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January 25, 2021
Iraq pledged to cut output in January and February after pumping more than its OPEC+ quota last year, and Libyan guards halted some crude exports after a pay dispute. Crude was also buoyed by a renewed climb in global equity markets as investors focused on the prospect of additional stimulus.
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January 21, 2021
Libya is seeking funding from foreign oil companies to fix its ailing infrastructure after years of war and neglect, the nation’s top energy official said.
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January 15, 2021
The OPEC member’s output has fallen to around 1 million barrels daily in the wake of Waha Oil Co.’s decision to shut a key pipeline taking crude to Libya's largest oil port, Es Sider.
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December 11, 2019
Libya’s state energy company approved French oil giant Total SA’s acquisition of Marathon Oil Corp.’s assets in the North African country in a deal that could boost the OPEC nation’s production capacity.
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December 06, 2019
Turkey and Libya officially approved a contentious maritime deal that may fuel an energy showdown in the gas-rich waters of the eastern Mediterranean, where both countries are at odds with Greece.
