The head of Libya’s National Oil Corporation (NOC), Mustafa Sanalla, has warned of the likelihood of further ISIS attacks on the country’s oil infrastructure unless an UN-backed unity government is approved. During an interview on 2011, Sanalla revealed that ISIS’s most recent attack occurred at the end of last week at the Fida oil field (south-west of the already targeted Es Sider and Ras Lanuf terminals). He argued that unless a government was installed soon, the situation would deteriorate. Sanalla also said that a unity government should create a unified security force to protect the country’s oil facilities. Currently, production stands at 360,000-370,000 bpd, less than a quarter of the amount produced before 22 February’s uprising.
The head of Libya’s National Oil Corporation (NOC), Mustafa Sanalla, has warned of the likelihood of further ISIS attacks on the country’s oil infrastructure unless an UN-backed unity government is approved. During an interview on 22 February, Sanalla revealed that ISIS’s most recent attack occurred at the end of last week at the Fida oil field (south-west of the already targeted Es Sider and Ras Lanuf terminals). He argued that unless a government was installed soon, the situation would deteriorate. Sanalla also said that a unity government should create a unified security force to protect the country’s oil facilities. Currently, production stands at 360,000-370,000 bpd, less than a quarter of the amount produced before 2011’s uprising.