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Libya'S Zawiya Refinery Resumes Full Operations at Facility - Cgtn
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Libya's Zawiya oil refinery shut due to nearby clashes | Reuters
SummaryZawiya is Libya's largest functioning oil refineryPlant shut, and tankers evacuated from portFuel supplies to Tripoli, surrounding areas not affectedMay 8 (Reuters) - Libya's largest functioning oil refinery has been closed and an emergency declared after clashes erupted near the facility in Zawiya, west of the capital Tripoli, two engineers and the refinery's operator said on Friday.The refinery, around 40 km (25 miles) west of Tripoli, has a capacity of 120,000 barrels per day. It is connected to the country's 300,000 bpd Sharara oilfield. Sign up here.Operator Azzawiya Oil Refining Company said in a statement it was forced to shut the plant completely and evacuate all tankers from the port after heavy shelling linked to the clashes struck multiple locations inside the facility.Libya's National Oil Corporation said in a statement that several heavy-calibre projectiles landed in various parts of the oil complex but there had been no significant damage so far.Clashes had intensified and spread into the residential area adjacent to the refinery, increasing risks to the facility and surrounding areas, NOC added.NOC said the refinery had been shut and all tankers evacuated from the port as a precautionary measure, and that fuel supplies to Tripoli and surrounding areas had not been affected.There was no immediate indication of who was involved in the violence or its cause, although the city's security directorate said it was a "security operation against outlaws".Libya has been plagued by unrest since the overthrow of Muammar Gaddafi in 2011.Zawiya has seen repeated armed clashes that have at times forced the closure of the coastal road to the Tunisian border.Reports of unrest in the city circulated online, including unverified footage of gunfire echoing across Zawiya.Reporting by Ayman Warfalli and Ahmed Elumami. Writing by Ahmed Elimam. Editing by Alexandra Hudson and Mark PotterOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles., opens new tab
Operations resume at Libya's Zawiya oil refinery following halt due to ...
Operations at an oil refinery in the northern Libyan city of Zawiya resumed on Saturday after it was closed on Friday due to clashes near the facility.
Libya's Zawiya refinery resumes full operations - Al Jazeera
Libya's Zawiya refinery resumes full operations Refinery closed for about two days after fighting near the facility 40km west of Tripoli.
