Libya’s crude production has reached around 622,000 barrels a day (bpd) exceeding previous projections, according to data from state run National Oil Company, Reuters has reported.
Fields in western Libya and eastern ports came back online despite increasing attacks on oil facilities and militant fighting in recent weeks.
Oil production has risen to 622,286 bpd and gas production is 2.05bn  cubic feet a day, a report from state firm NOC in Tripoli said, a copy of which was seen by Reuters on Friday.
Industry sources had last reported output to be less than 500,000 bpd, according to Reuters.
The biggest contributor to output is the eastern Arabian Gulf Oil Co (AGOCO), with main assets the Sarir and Messla fields feeding Hariga port, Libya’s main export terminal, the report said.
It added that production from the Italian oil company Eni stands at 203,364 bpd, while output from Sirte Oil is 71,129 bpd.
Eni’s production comes from its offshore assets and its El Feel and Wafa fields in Western Libya, which it managed to bring back online recenty.
Sirte Oil is using the eastern Brega port to supply the Zawiya refinery in the West.
Furthermore, the report said the eastern Zueitina Oil Co was producing 11,275 bpd, with the Harouge Oil Operations firm pumping 17,474 bpd.
Both feed the Zueitina port, which was recently reopened following strikes and technical delays, Reuters reports.
The country’s two biggest oil export ports Ras Lanuf and Es Sider have been closed since December.
