Oil at Libya Ports May Run Low on Disrupted Flows, Shippers Say

Crude supplies for loading at Libyan ports may start to run low because of disrupted production at oil fields caused by an uprising against leader Muammar Qaddafi, two ship owners said.

While six owners of tankers carrying crude, refined oil products and liquefied natural gas reported successful loadings during the past week, at least seven oil companies’ production was disrupted. Ras Lanuf, Libya’s largest refinery, had its oil supply interrupted, two company officials said yesterday.