Confusion Clouds Libya’s Oil Output Amid UN Push to End Crisis
- Three fields ordered to restart, while another cuts further
- UN trying to resolve latest feud between rival administrations
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Libya’s exact oil output was clouded in uncertainty, with three fields ordered to gradually resume pumping even as production at a major site was slashed further amid a feud between the OPEC nation’s rival governments.
The Sarir field, which has a capacity of 145,000 barrels a day, has already restarted, while the Messla and Nafoura facilities got similar instructions, according to people with direct knowledge of the situation who asked not to be identified as the information isn’t public.