The National Oil Corporation (NOC) announced on 20 February that output had been increased by 10,000 barrels over the previous 24 hours, up from 1.4 million barrels on 19 February.
The corporation also said that gas production was 207,810 barrels of oil equivalent (BOE) while condensates output was 51,280 barrels.
In total, general production rates increased to 1.669 million barrels, compared to 1.659 million barrels on 19 February.
The NOC had noted on 19 February that production had dipped slightly, down by 2,000 barrels over the previous 24 hours, hitting 1.4 million barrels. It came after crude production had reached 1.402 million barrels on 15 February.
Small daily fluctuations in production rates are normal.
In total, production was 1.659 million barrels on 19 February. This included 51,409 barrels of condensate and 207,310 BOE of natural gas.
The NOC has meanwhile renewed its call for funding to increase oil production in line with the country’s plan of two million barrels a day by 2028. It has said that a budget needs to be allocated to achieve this goal.
Fuel shipments arrivesto the ports of Zawya and Tripoli
Two oil tankers carrying imported petrol have arrived at the Libyan ports of Tripoli and Zawiya in the past 48 hours. The fuel is for the Al-Bakrah Oil Marketing Company and is intended to meet local market demand.
The General National Maritime Transport Company said in a statement on its official Facebook page on 19 February that the tanker had reached the port of Tripoli with 23.2 metric tons of gasoline. The port of Zawiya received the Nasser lights, loaded with 22.9 metric tons of gasoline.
In January, a shipping company announced it would transport 90,000 metric tons of fuel to the local market for Al-Brega Oil Marketing Company. The delivery will help meet the community’s fuel demands.
