Libya 's largest oil field , El Sharara , has declared force ##ful and faces daily production losses of 300 barrels , after members of the Petroleum Facilities Guard seized control of the fields and shut down the site without better pay or services . The National Oil Corporation has refused to meet the group 's demands in order to protect the field and is incurring daily costs of $ 32.5 m . The blockade is also threatening to disrupt production of domestic fuels at the Zawiya refinery , which processes crude from Sharara , and production at the neighbouring El - oil field which pumps 73,000 bpd has been suspended .
Libya's largest oil field, El Sharara, has declared force Majeure and faces daily production losses of 315,000 barrels, after members of the Petroleum Facilities Guard seized control of the fields and shut down the site demanding better pay or services. The National Oil Corporation has refused to meet the group's demands in order to reopen the field and is incurring daily costs of $32.5m. The blockade is also threatening to disrupt production of domestic fuels at the Zawiya refinery, which processes crude from Sharara, and production at the neighbouring El-Feel field which pumps 73,000 bpd has been affected.