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Fresh blow for Libya’s oil revival, as militia threatens to stop crude exports at three ports Libya’s resurgent crude exports could face a massive blow, as a militia controlling three key eastern terminals is threatening to shut down shipments in a long-festering salary dispute. The Petroleum Facilities Guard militia group has begun a strike at the Ras Lanuf, Marsa el-Hariga and Es Sider terminals, demanding the immediate “disbursement of all salaries, health insurance payments, and other...

Sihle Qekeleshe, Web Editor January 26, 2021 Libya’s state-owned power company – General Electricity Company of Libya (GECOL) – has kick-started construction of a new 164MW gas-fired power plant. Located in Zliten, the plant will comprise four, 41MW turbines. Construction is estimated to cost $134 million and to be completed within five months. GECOL has received full approval from the Audit Bureau for the construction of the plant, as well as completed cont...

Energy Oil came under pressure on Friday, with worries growing over what new Covid-19 related restrictions in parts of China mean for oil demand. The delayed weekly EIA report only added further pressure, showing that US crude oil inventories increased by 4.35MMbbls over the last week, while the market was expecting a draw. The build ...

By Sami Zaptia. GECOL’s Ruwais power station is currently one of the two most productive power stations at 76 percent productivity (Photo: GECOL). London, 26 January 2021: Libya’s Tripoli based Audit Bureau warned of an exacerbation of the electricity crisis in the coming summer peak due to the delay in the completion of some important projects. The warning came during a meeting with the General Electricity Company of Libya (GECOL) last week. Currently, GECOL has announced rolling 3-hour p...

WFP Libya Country Brief, December 2020 Format 1,009 MT of food assistance distributed in December 2020 USD 10.9 m six-month (February – July 2021) net funding requirements Operational Updates • In December 2020, WFP reached over 95,000 people in need through its programmes in Libya, which include direct general and emergency food distributions, food support through an e-voucher modality, food assistance for training activities and a school feeding/healthy kitchen project. • Vocational and...

Wednesday, January 6, 2021 Libyan students face unique challenges in the face of the ongoing conflict and the COVID-19 pandemic, which have curtailed opportunities for developing the skills needed in the next generation of the country’s leaders. Recognizing the importance of space for young people to discuss and participate in their future, NDI and its partner, the Dialogue and Debate Association (DDA), are finding innovative ways to connect students and make their voices heard. Throughout Oc...

Anger over economic, political setbacks roils Middle East 10 years after Arab Spring By Liz Sly The Washington Post,Updated January 25, 2021, 12:58 a.m. Email to a Friend In this Feb. 11, 2011 file photo, an Egyptian woman cries as she celebrates the news of the resignation of President Hosni Mubarak, who handed control of the country to the military, in Tahrir Square, Cairo, Egypt. A decade later, thousands are estimated to have fled abroad to escape a state, headed by President Abdel Fattah e...

Libyan oil guards allow work to resume at two main ports Libya’s Petroleum Facility Guards (PFG) have ended their brief blockade of the ports of Ras Lanuf and Es Sider, allowing oil exports to resume there, al-Waha Oil Co said on Monday. The PFG, a force made up of local groups around Libya tasked with protecting oil facilities, closed down the ports in what it said was a dispute over pay. An oil engineer at Ras Lanuf said normal work had resumed. Source: Reuters (Reporting by Reuters Libya n...

By Reuters Staff 1 Min Read TRIPOLI (Reuters) - Libya’s Petroleum Facility Guards (PFG) have ended their brief blockade of the ports of Ras Lanuf and Es Sider, allowing oil exports to resume there, al-Waha Oil Co said on Monday. The PFG, a force made up of local groups around Libya tasked with protecting oil facilities, closed down the ports in what it said was a dispute over pay. An oil engineer at Ras Lanuf said normal work had resumed. Reporting by Reuters Libya newsroom, writing by Angus ...

By Sami Zaptia. The PFG in Hariga port blockade oil exports calling for payment of delayed salaries (Photo: LANA east). London, 25 January 2021: The Petroleum Facilities Guards (PFG), the state recognized security force tasked with protecting Libya’s oil installations, blockaded oil exports in the eastern oil port of Hariga. There are unconfirmed reports of them blockading exports at the ports of Sidra and Ras Lanuf. All these ports are in the Khalifa Hafter controlled eastern part of Libya....