The Libyan Petroleum Facilities Guard of the forces of retired Major General Khalifa Haftar confirmed that it would reopen the ports and oil fields again.
The head of the Petroleum Facilities Guard, Naji al-Maghribi, said in a video clip that there is no objection to opening oil ports and facilities for the disposal of oil, explaining that the decision came after Haftar met with officials in the oil sector.
Al-Maghribi added that according to Haftar's decision, only what is stored in tanks in the besieged ports will be exported, explaining that a limited amount of exports will be allowed through the oil ports to free storage space and enable the production of fuel for power stations.
Haftar met last Sunday in the city of Benghazi with a member of the Board of Directors of the Oil Corporation, Jadallah Al-Awkali, and Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Arab Gulf Oil Company, Muhammad bin Shatwan, and in the meeting they discussed several points related to the oil sector.
On the other hand, German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas agreed yesterday, Monday, with the Libyan National Oil Corporation, affiliated to the internationally recognized Government of National Accord, on the need for an immediate end to the closure imposed by Haftar's forces.
Closing losses
On August 12, the Libyan Oil Corporation said in a statement that the total losses from the closure of ports and oil fields amounted to about $ 8 billion and 221 million, after 208 days of the forced closure of Haftar's forces.
Libya's oil production, before the fields and ports were closed, reached 1.22 million barrels per day, according to identical data from the Corporation and the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries, compared to less than 90,000 currently.
The problem of power cuts in the divided east of the country has been exacerbated by a blockade imposed by Haftar's forces and their allies on oil ports and installations since January.
The blockade led to the accumulation of stored condensate, and to a decrease in the production of gas used to generate electricity.
Domestic refined fuel production has also decreased, and financial pressures have limited imports of fuel to generate electricity.