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Stopping the production of the El-Sharara, El-Feel, Al-Wafa and Hamada fields, and the loss of more than 300,000 barrels per day at the hands of members of the Petroleum Facilities Guard, as a result of wasting the country’s wealth
The National Oil Corporation (NOC) regrets what happened to individuals and parties outside the legal framework of shutting down the crude pumping from the Sharara, El Feel, Al Wafa and Hamada fields, in a new chapter in the series of closures that occur whenever oil prices improve.
In this regard, Mr. Mustafa Sanalla, Chairman of the NOC’s Board of Directors, said, “We cannot accept or turn a blind eye to these practices that cause suffering to citizens, and we cannot make these practices a means to politicize the livelihood of the Libyans for regional purposes or to achieve gains and interests of Individuals without any concern to the ABCs of the professional work, and we will not allow them to play a role in the national oil sector.”
Sanalla added, “The implementation of our commitments to refiners in the oil market has become impossible, and accordingly we are obliged to declare (the state of force majeure)”.
The Chairman of the Board of Directors communicated with the decision-making circles in the country to inform them of the consequences of stopping production from losing sales opportunities and incurring direct and indirect costs. Rather, it extends to the loss of quantities of gas from the Al-Wafa field in its reservoir and its migration to neighboring countries that have reservoir contact, which is impossible to recover. This affects the country’s gas reserves in because it is adjacent to the Libyan-Algerian borders, in addition, “within days we are forced to stop the Al-Zawiya refinery, which feeds the western region to the bottom of the mountain with fuel.”
It is noteworthy that the General Electricity Company announced earlier today, Monday, “the gas supply to the power plants has stopped, 2500 megawatts are lost, and it is difficult to provide electricity, and the affected stations are Al-Ruwais, Al-Zawiya, Al-Khums and part of the Misurata station, and it will be difficult for us to provide energy.”
While the NOC informs the general public about this unfortunate matter, it reports that it will inform the Public Prosecution, which will certainly not allow any non-competent party “whoever it is” to impose its agendas, and it is certain that the Attorney General’s office will take the necessary measures to investigate and collect for information and inferences to reveal the planners, implementers and beneficiaries of this disgraceful act.
In conclusion, the Chairman of the Board of Directors of the NOC affirms, saying, “I have always adhered throughout my career to frankness and clarity, and the futility that all these people are doing will not discourage our determination in the oil sector to move forward in contributing to building the rule of law and institutions and resuming production and exports. And reviving the sector from among the rubble and restoring its activity and vital role, and God suffices us in those who harmed the simple citizen and contributed to these closures.