Intel: Production allowed to resume at Libya’s largest oil field as talks progress

The Libyan National Oil Company has lifted its force majeure on the Sharara oil field as the warring sides edge closer to a cease-fire.
A picture taken on June 3, 2020 shows an oil refinery in Libya's northern town of Ras Lanuf. - Libya's National Oil Company said Monday it had restarted production at Al-Fil oil field, closed since January by the forces of eastern military strongman Khalifa Haftar. The NOC's announcement came a day after output resumed at Al-Sharara oil field, the country's largest, following a string of victories against Haftar by forces backing Libya's Tripoli-based unity government. (Photo by - / AFP) (Photo by -/AFP via
A picture taken on June 3, 2020, shows an oil refinery in Libya's northern town of Ras Lanuf. - AFP via Getty Images
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Oil production has been allowed to resume at Libya’s Sharara oil field, the country’s largest, amid an international push toward a cease-fire in the war-torn country.

Libya’s National Oil Company (NOC) said Sunday it was lifting its force majeure on Sharara, a move welcomed by the United Nations.

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