Tanker Quits Libya Port Without Oil as Strikers Halt Loading
- A second vessel diverts from Hariga as strike disrupts exports
- Ship movements reveal fragility of surge in Libyan oil supply
Photographer: Abdullah Dooma/AFP/Getty Images
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An oil tanker left Libya’s easternmost port without loading crude due to a strike by the terminal’s security guards, underscoring the fragility of the OPEC nation’s resurgent production.
The Front Cruiser is the first vessel to withdraw from the port of Hariga without taking on a cargo since the strike began last month, according to a person familiar with the situation. Another tanker, the Delta Eurydice, canceled a scheduled arrival at Hariga and diverted instead to Es Sider, the country’s largest oil port, the person said, asking not to be identified because they lack authorization to speak to media.