March 31, 2026 [Reuters]- Libya’s National Oil Corporation said on Monday ​that oil production had fully resumed at the Sharara and El ‌Feel oilfields after completing maintenance on a crude export pipeline linking Sharara to storage tanks at the Zawiya refinery.

Earlier, three engineers told Reuters that orders were given ​to resume operations at Libya’s El Feel oilfield after a suspension ​on March 17.

The field has been in shutdown since the ⁠state oil company National Oil Corporation used its pipeline to transport crude ​from the Sharara field after its pipeline was damaged by fire.

The company ​said pumping resumed after repairs were completed and operational safety tests confirmed the pipeline’s readiness, with technical teams gradually ramping output back to normal levels.

Last week, the ministry ​of interior said that security authorities recovered two exploded projectiles from a ​damaged crude oil pipeline of Sharara oilfield.

The ministry added the two exploded projectiles are ‌an ⁠M-62 Russian-made missile and remnants of a rocket.

Sharara is one of Libya’s largest production areas with a capacity of between 300,000 and 320,000 barrels per day.

The field is linked to the country’s largest functioning Zawiya refinery with ​a capacity of ​120,000 barrels per ⁠day, located west of the capital Tripoli.

Sharara in southwestern Libya is operated by a joint venture of the ​state-owned NOCK via Abacus oil company with Spain’s Repsol <REP .MC>, ​France’s TotalEnergies, ⁠Austria’s OMV and Norway’s Equinox.

El Feel, which has capacity of between 80,000 and 90,000 bpd under normal circumstances, is operated by Mellitus Oil and Gas, a joint venture ⁠between NOCK ​and Italy’s Eni.

Libyan oil output has been ​subjected to repeated closures since the 2011 NATO-backed uprising against Muammar Gaddafi.