Libya's western Mellitah port has resumed oil exports for an Eni
SpA (E) joint-venture after protests ended there, a government oil
official said Wednesday.
The news is a rare positive development for the country's oil
production, much of which has shut down following a string of
protests since the end of July.
The official with the state-owned National Oil Co. said a tanker
was expected to leave later Wednesday with 600,000 barrels from the
terminal, which exports oil from Eni's El Feel field.
The terminal had been shut by protesters demanding better rights
for the Berber minority but, according to the official, other shut
down onshore terminals have yet to reopen.
Libya's production has been cut to less than a third of its
normal output of 1.6 million barrels a day due a string of protests
over a wide range of demands, from wider regional autonomy to the
creation of more local jobs.
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