The Petroleum Facilities Guard (PFG) of the western region branch gave Finance Minister Faraj Bumatari a week on Monday to reverse his decision on stopping their field allowances, warning they would resort to closing the Zawiya refinery in the event their demands are not met.

A force from the Petroleum Facilities Guard (PFG), which is affiliated with Khalifa Haftar’s forces, shut down Sunday Hariga oil port in Tobruk, eastern Libya, in protest of the delay of salaries that they should have received from the National Oil Corporation.

Oil tanker “OLYMPIC FIGHTER” docked Thursday at Hariga oil port in Tobruk after the strike of the protesters from the Petroleum Facilities Guard ended following the intervention of the municpal officials and city elders.

Gunmen of the Tobruk-based Hariga Brigade of the east-based Petroleum Facilities Guard (PFG) blockaded Tuesday oil exports at Hariga oil port, preventing [Olympic Fighter] vessel from docking in protest of what the gunmen described as a “delay of salary payments for over a year”.

Libya’s warring sides have agreed to unify forces that protect oil facilities following the United Nations-sponsored talks with the head of the country’s National Oil Corporation (NOC).

Tuesday, November 16th resumed the discussions between the Joint military Commission of the two warring parties in the Libyan conflict, also known as the “5+5” in regards to the restoration of protective forces of the oil facilities.

The spokesman for Khalifa Haftar’s forces Ahmed Al-Mismari said the announcement of Petroleum Facilities Guard’s (PFG) Head Naji Al-Maghrabi meant they would allow emptying oil tanks not resuming production and exports.

The head of the eastern-based and Khalifa Hafter-aligned Petroleum Facilities Guards (PFG), Naji Moghrabi, announced in a televised address yesterday that they are lifting the blockade on the export of oil and gas already produced and in storage.

Libya’s state National Oil Corporation (NOC) said Saturday that it was deeply concerned at the serious deterioration in the security situation in areas surrounding oil facilities in the Gulf of Sirte.

Libyan National Oil Corporation attempted Wednesday a technical process to load the very large crude oil tanker Delta Ocean at Es Sider oil port. Regrettably, the Petroleum Facilities Guard did not allow the tanker to enter the port.