Production at Libya’s Sharara and al-Fil oilfields has resumed after being shut down as part of a protest against the arrest of a former finance minister, according to officials.
The two oilfields began operating on Saturday evening, with production at Sharara returning to normal levels by Sunday morning after Faraj Bumatari, the former finance minister, was released, according to Libya’s oil ministry and the minister’s tribesmen.
Bumatari, released on Saturday afternoon, was detained by the Internal Security Agency on his arrival at Mitiga airport on Tuesday, with the production at the al-Fil, 108, and Sharara oilfields shut two days later in protest by his tribesmen.
The 108 oilfield remains shut.
Libya’s Oil Minister Mohamed Aoun told Dubai-based Asharq TV on Saturday that the oilfields’ closure had cost the country the production of 340,000 barrels. He had said on Friday the closures could lead to a declaration of force majeure.
Original from www.aljazeera.com