Huge fire breaks out at Libya’s Zawiya refinery after drone attack

National oil company warns it may halt operations at the country's largest operating refinery if drone attacks continue.

TRIPOLI, Aug 10 (Reuters) - Libya's National Oil Corporation (NOC) said on Tuesday it could declare force majeure and completely halt operations at the Zawiya refinery if drone attacks on oil assets in the city continued, after reporting a third such attack over Sunday and Monday. NOC said the latest drone targeted an

Libya's NOC warns of force majeure, Zawiya refinery shutdown if drone attacks continue  Reuters

The incident came two days after a drone crashed into an untreated naphtha tank at the Zawiya refinery early on Saturday, causing a leak that staff managed to control.

TRIPOLI, Aug 10 - Libya's National Oil Corporation (NOC) said on Tuesday it could declare force majeure and completely halt operations at the Zawiya refinery if drone attacks on oil assets in the city continued, after reporting a third such attack over Sunday and Monday.