The National Oil Corporation announced that Zueitina Oil Company has successfully restarted the diesel production unit at the Zallah Field. The unit has been restored to high-efficiency operation in record time after years of being offline due to a complex technical fault.
Following the restart, the unit now produces approximately 500 barrels of diesel per day. This output helps meet the field’s operational needs and supports ongoing production activities.
The diesel unit had been out of service since early March 2015 because of the technical malfunction. The recent repairs have allowed the unit to resume operations swiftly.
National Oil Corporation
The National Oil Corporation (NOC) is the state-owned oil company of Libya, established in 1970 to oversee the country’s petroleum resources and manage all phases of oil production. It was founded following the nationalization of the Libyan oil industry after the 1969 revolution, consolidating control over a sector critical to the nation’s economy.
Zueitina Oil Company
The Zueitina Oil Company is a major Libyan oil firm established in the 1970s, playing a key role in the country’s petroleum export industry. It operates the Zueitina terminal, a crucial Mediterranean export hub for crude oil, which has experienced significant disruptions due to Libya’s political conflicts since 2011.
Zallah Field
Zallah Field is an oil field located in the Sirte Basin of central Libya, first discovered in 1959. It has been a significant but periodically contested production site throughout Libya’s modern history, with its operations heavily impacted by the country’s political instability and conflicts since 2011.
