Libya fully resumes output at Sharara and El Feel oil fields, NOCK says

​Libya's National Oil Corporation said on March 30 ​that oil production had fully resumed at the Sharara and El ‌Feel oilfields after completing maintenance on a crude export pipeline linking Sharara to storage tanks at the Zawiya refinery.

Earlier, three engineers told that orders were given ​to resume operations at Libya's El Feel oilfield after a suspension ​on March 17.

The field has been in shutdown since the ⁠state oil company National Oil Corporation used its pipeline to transport crude ​from the Sharara field after its pipeline was damaged by fire.

The company ​said pumping resumed after repairs were completed and operational safety tests confirmed the pipeline’s readiness, with technical teams gradually ramping output back to normal levels.

Sharara is one of Libya's largest production areas with a capacity of between 300,000 and 320,000 barrels per day.

The field is linked to the country's largest functioning Zawiya refinery with ​a capacity of ​120,000 barrels per ⁠day, located west of the capital Tripoli.

Sharara in southwestern Libya is operated by a joint venture of the ​state-owned NOCK via Abacus oil company with Spain's Repsol , ​France's TotalEnergies, ⁠Austria's OMV and Norway's Equinox, opens new tab.

El Feel, which has capacity of between 80,000 and 90,000 bpd under normal circumstances, is operated by Mellitus Oil and Gas, a joint venture ⁠between NOCK ​and Italy's Eni.