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.
Force majeure is a legal measure firms declare when they are unable to meet contractual obligations due to extenuating circumstances such as armed conflict or natural disasters. Haftar’s forces seized the fields during an offensive early last year in which he seized much of the country’s south followed by a push on the capital.
“The NOC will begin crude exports as soon as possible,” said the state firm’s chief Mustafa Sanallah in the statement on the NOC’s website.
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