The National Oil Corporation (Noc) Libica stated that all the pipelines that connect Al Zawiya in Tripoli, including those that draw from the field southern Sharara oil, were reopened later a few hours of closure. The 16 number pipeline, which connected the field in southern Libya, it is operational after "a group of demonstrators" closed it, he explained Noc, adding that Brega Oil Company was anyway been alerted to supply fuel to Tripoli by sea during the closure of the pipelines. Sharara's wells are 2016 was re-opened last December after about two years closing, contributing to increase the production of oil of Libya. The camp is operated by Noc in partnership with Repsol from Spain, Total from France, Omv from Austria and Statoil from Norway. Last July the oil production in Libya has exceeded one million barrels a day for the first time since 2014. Together with Nigeria, Libya was excluded from the renewed agreement on 25 last May in Vienna by Member States of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) on cutting 1,8 millions of barrels a day. Because political, social and economic instability, the Libyan oil production is significantly below that of the era of Muhammar Gaddafi. In 2011 Libya it was producing 1,6 million barrels a day, and it dropped right up to 200 thousand barrels a day, but with the reopening of the major terminals last year has gone up. Second what was said by the governor of the Libyan Central Bank of Tripoli, al Sadiq al Kabir, the damage suffered by Libya for the closure of the plants and oil pipelines, provoked from local militias in the country in the last five years, they exceed the 160 billions of dollars.
