The Mayor of Al-Sharqiyah Imhimmed Arab, confirmed the killing of one person and the wounding of others as a result of clashes between Khalid Ibn Al-Walid Battalion and what he called the remnants of Chadian gangs in Umm al Aranib area in Murzuq.

Armed clashes broke out between the Joint Security Room of Murzuq (JSRM) and gunmen from Qatrun town, southwest Libya, the JSRM reported Saturday.

Libya’s National Oil Corporation (NOC) lifted the status of force majeure from the El-Feel/Fil (Elephant) oilfield on Thursday. It had been under force majeure since 23 February 2018.

Production at Libya’s giant Sharara oil field was expected to fall by at least 160,000 barrels per day (bpd) on Saturday after two staff were abducted in an attack by an unknown group, the National Oil Corporation (NOC) said.

Libya’s National Oil Corporation (NOC) announced today that production has resumed at the Reposol operated Sharara oilfield. It said that the stoppage for over 24 hours had led to the loss of about 500,000 barrels and US$ 30 million of potential revenue.

A source in Al-Sharara oil field said, on Sunday, that the field was closed for unknown reasons.

The Libyan National Oil Corporation (NOC) said in a statement on Saturday that it had declared force majeure on the Al-Feel oilfield after a protest by guards closed the field.

A militia group protecting Sharara oil field has decided to halt oil production until their demands are met.

The US has established a military base in the southernmost reaches of Libya, documents reveal, as Washington cements its presence in Libya and beyond amid claims by Donald Trump it has “no role” in the country.

The mayors of Libya’s south issued a statement on Tuesday saying the southern region has become a disaster-stricken and a forsaken region amid the ongoing power outages, which reached day 10 consecutively in some cities, causing shortages in water and health problems.