#Mellitah has resumed pumping gas from its Bahr El Salam offshore gas field to the complex, but is yet to resume shipments of crude from the port as El Feel field remains shut with no scheduled reopening #Libya#OOTT#oilandgas (Photo: Libya Observer)
THREAD: #Libya#marsec update
The Marlin Shikoku, owned by a Chinese state-run company, is bound for Libya to lift oil after a blockade on oil exports is partially lifted. 1/5 #Maritime#Security#Shipping#ports#OOTT
Libyan oil fields and terminals had been stopped since January 2020 as the fight for the control of the oil revenue prevented any agreement between rival factions. 2/5
On September 18, a member of the GNA and the son of warlord Khalifa Haftar announced that the exports would resume. This announcement was quickly rejected by other GNA members and state institutions, raising doubt as to the feasibility of the agreement. 3/5