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NOC warns against continued military occupation of its oil facilities
The National Oil Corporation (NOC) today reported the presence of a war ship in the Ras Lanuf oil port. The war ship entered the terminal on Saturday 5 September 2020 and at present remains in port.
In recent days, NOC has recorded several security breaches at Ras Lanuf, the most recent at the end of last week involving the discharge of live ammunition. Ras Lanuf contains oil installations whose damage could pose a significant risk to life and limb as well as to the environment.
An NOC spokesman stated: “NOC demands the immediate withdrawal of all military personnel from its facilities to protect the safety of its employees and the integrity of its infrastructure. We cannot tolerate the lives of our employees being put at risk or our facilities being damaged or destroyed by illegal military activity”.
8 Sep 2020
Tripoli