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Armed group closes pipeline valve at Libya's Sharara oilfield

An armed group closed valve 7 on the pipeline connecting the Sharara oilfield to the port of al-Zawiya on Monday, prompting a sharp reduction in crude output according to Libya's National Oil Corporation. The corporation stated that the field is one of the country's primary sources of crude exports. The identity of the armed group and the exact volume of lost production have not been reported.

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The sources disagree.
Each position is reported as its publisher stated it. We do not reconcile them.
3 differing positions reported on attribution across 6 publishers; unresolved.
  • shafaqArmed group
  • arabnewsArmed group
  • sahel-intelligenceUn groupe armé
  • oilpriceNew Armed Group
  • zerohedgeNew Armed Group
  • hellenicshippingArmed group
2 differing positions reported on location across 6 publishers; unresolved.
  • shafaqLibya
  • arabnewsLibya
  • sahel-intelligenceal-Charara
  • oilpriceLibya
  • zerohedgeLibya's
  • hellenicshippingLibya
WhereLibya
31.889, 15.533 ±400 km
First reported33 days ago
Published2026-09-22 05:26 UTC
Sources6
How this travelled.
Reports7Independent tellings6
6 independently corroborated tellings.

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Global Event Monitor. Armed group closes pipeline valve at Libya's Sharara oilfield. 2026-09-22T05:26:44.334Z. Status: published. urn:global-events-monitor:event:3149. https://global.eventmonitor.net/event/2026-09-22/armed-group-shuts-libya-pipeline-valve-at-key-oil-field-da5dcd77

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