Libya’s embattled oil industry received an unexpected boost this month as three separate cargoes were exported from the port of Mellitah this month.
The western port of Mellitah is close to the border with Tunisia and is jointly operated by ENI and the Libyan National Oil Corporation (NOC). The port falls within territory controlled by Libya’s rival government.
The Mellitah port exports condensate from the Wafa field, which produced around 30,000 barrels per day during the peak of Libya’s production. Oil production in the country has dwindled in the past year and it is not known how much oil is currently produced from the Wafa field.
Three tankers each with a capacity of 700,000 barrels of oil, have departed Mellitah since March 3.
Despite worsening conditions in Libya, Mellitah port remains operational.
“Eni has not declared force majeure at Mellitah,” a spokesman for the company said on Wednesday.
