Libyan Oil Threatens Zawiya Shutdown

The National Oil Corporation of Libya announced that it may resort to declaring a "force majeure" and permanently shutting down the Zawia refinery after a diesel tank was targeted by a drone attack, which caused a massive fire and the tank to collapse. This move comes as part of an effort to halt sabotage attacks targeting the country's oil assets, especially since the three recent assaults on the Zawia refinery indicate an increasing threat to Libya's oil infrastructure. These threats undermine the stability of oil production and national energy supplies. Libyan Prime Minister Abdul Hamid Dbeibah has called for decisive measures to protect vital facilities from security threats, amid the control of armed groups over many of the country’s oil sites. The oil sector is critically important for the country’s income, and there are rising concerns that the crisis could worsen if these attacks continue.

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