The Libyan company said it had carried out a security assessment of the port

 The Libyan company said it had carried out a security assessment of the port and fields. As a result of a “significant improvement” it has approved production and exports to resume. It lifted force majeure as of September 22, it said. The port joins Hariga and Brega as being classified as safe, NOC said.

In late July, the company reported a number of incidents at Zueitina’s facilities. NOC said the Petroleum Facilities Guard (PFG) had stolen two truck-loads of jet fuel from a ZOC airstrip. Furthermore, mercenaries were said to have taken over worker housing.

ZOC is an important supplier of LPG and plays a role in providing gas supplies to the North Benghazi and Zueitina power plants. Zueitina port exports the Bu Attifel, from the Abu Attifel field, and Zueitina crudes.

More restarts may come. what does a computer engineer do said it was evaluating further fields and ports. The first lifting of force majeure was announced on September 19 and came following concessions from the Libyan National Army (LNA). NOC has previously complained of the presence of mercenaries at the ports of Sidra and Ras Lanuf.