The El Sarir oil field, which is operated by National Oil Corporation (NOC) subsidiary Arabian Gulf Oil Company (AGOCO), produces almost two-thirds of the country’s production.
Recently, the 185,000-barrels-a-day pipeline, which connects El Sarir oil field to the Hariga terminal in eastern Libya, had halted its operations following an explosion, reported The Wall Street Journal.
Oil exports had dropped to less than 200,000 barrels a day in the country following the eastern Hariga port closure due to the pipeline blast, reported Reuters. Since the explosion, Hariga had been delivering oil from its storage.
Reuters quoted the port and oil field official as saying that 500,000 barrels of oil at the port will be used for domestic refinery use.
The Wall Street Journal quoted the state-owned National Oil spokesman as saying: "The pipeline was repaired. Production restarted today."
Oil exports from the Zueitina port has been suspended for a year due security concerns.
Libyan officials said that Zueitina port will soon commence loading tanker carrying 600,000 barrels.
