Libya Shuts Major Oil Ports Amid Hurricane

Four major oil ports in Libya including - Ras Lanuf, Zueitina, Brega and Es Sidra – have been closed since Saturday evening for a period of at least three days due to an expected hurricane according to Reuters sources and a senior official from NOC.

• All companies affiliated with NOC must reduce movement outside oil sites, restrict movement and stop flights between fields, the NOC said on a social media post.
• Ports and shipment movements should also be monitored, and steps taken if necessary to protect industrial units, production lines, storage units and facilities from floods, NOC said.
• Hurricane Daniel that had hit Greece and Turkey in the past few days was downgraded to a subtropical storm by 9 September and was expected to bring "severe effects" to Libya, according to a report by Middle East meteorological service Arab Weather.