The National Oil Corporation (NOC) has announced the state of force majeure on Zueitina port, and warned of the start of a painful wave of closures at the time of the oil and gas price boom in global markets.
NOC said in a statement on Monday that after the forced closure of El Feel oilfield, workers of the companies: Zueitina, Mellitah, Sarir and AGOCO were forced to completely and gradually shut down production, which will cause shortages in all fields across the country.
The NOC Chairman Mustafa Sanalla said they are obliged to declare a state of force majeure on the oil port of Zueitina, including all fields and producing stations associated with this port and shipping facilities until further notice.
‘”We all have the same eye, but some politicians don’t have the same view,” Sanalla said, adding that the NOC has always stressed the importance of neutralizing the oil sector and avoiding the political conflicts in the country, and warned against being dragged behind calls that do not serve the interests of the nation and the citizen. We urge the general Libyan people to form a local public opinion aimed at maintaining the flow of oil to the world markets and taking advantage of the current price boom, all with the aim of promoting the country and repairing what has been destroyed by the wars, and in response to our situation, it seems after all these years that we need more than ever to build people before the stone.” NOC Chairman said.
He added that these interruptions were caused by the entry of a group of individuals into the port of Zueitina and prevented workers from continuing to start exports, which made it impossible for the NOC to implement its contractual obligations.
