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Former Finance Minister Faraj Bumatari, who hails from the al-Zawi tribe in southeastern Libya, walked free Saturday afternoon from detention in Tripoli, said al-Senussi al-Zawi, one of the tribe's elders.

Energy giant Shell will supply Morocco with six billion cubic meters of liquefied natural gas (LNG) over 12 years under a new agreement, Morocco's energy ministry has said. Representatives of Morocco's national electricity authority, ONEE, and the British firm signed a contract on Friday in Rabat, the ministry said in a statement. According to AFP, the agreement includes the annual delivery of 500 million cubic meters of LNG to Morocco. The value of the 12-year deal has not been disclo...

Production at Libya's Sharara and El Feel oilfields, which were shut on Thursday following the abduction of a former finance minister, has resumed on Saturday evening, four oil engineers and oil ministry said. Sharara has partially resumed at 30,000 barrels per day out of its usual 290,000, two engineers said. Production will return to normal on Sunday morning, they said, Reuters reported.

Security authorities in the Libyan capital of Tripoli released a former minister Saturday less than a week after his detention which had prompted his tribesmen to shut down crucial oil fields, a tribal elder said

Two out of three oilfields shut in protest over the kidnapping of a former finance minister have resumed operations.

Production at Libya's Sharara and El Feel oilfields, which were shut on Thursday following the abduction of a former finance minister, has resumed on Saturday evening, four oil engineers and oil ministry said. Sharara has partially resumed at 30,000 barrels per day out of its usual 290,000, two engineers said. Production will return to normal on Sunday morning, they said, Reuters reported.

Libyan oil fields closure could lead to announcing force majeure, the oil ministry said late on Friday, a day after three oilfields were shut in protest against the abduction of a former finance minister.

The closure of three Libyan oilfields could lead to the declaration of force majeure, the oil ministry said late on Friday, a day after the fields were shut in protest against the abduction of a...

The closure of three Libyan oilfields could lead to the declaration of force majeure, the oil ministry said late on Friday.

The fields were shut in protest over the kidnapping of former finance minister Faraj Bumatari.