Drone strikes put Libya’s Zawiya oil hub at risk

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Drone strikes targeting Libya's key western oil hub in Zawiya are severely threatening refinery operations and export capabilities, prompting the National Oil Corporation (NOC) to warn of a potential force majeure declaration if attacks persist. These ongoing drone attacks endanger critical energy infrastructure near Tripoli.

A widening drone campaign against Libya’s most important western oil complex is threatening refinery operations and exports, with the country’s National Oil Corporation (NOC) warning it could declare force majeure if attacks continue. A succession of drones has targeted energy infrastructure around Zawiya, approximately 40 km west of Tripoli, hitting the refinery complex, fuel storage …