Daesh Threats Close Four Libya Oilfields
Local Editor
Four oilfields were shut down and employees in a fifth oilfield went on strike in Libya over fears that Daesh [the Arabic acronym for the terrorist "ISIS" group] may attack the facilities.
In this regard, the Libyan state news agency LANA said on Monday that the Bayda, Tibisti, Samah and Waha oilfields in Merada, southeast of the capital, Tripoli, were evacuated on Saturday.
The news agency said the staff of Zaltan oilfield also declared "a general strike following the worsening of the security situation inside the field and fears of attacks" by Daesh.
Relatively, the employees said in a statement that they decided to form a crisis committee and stop production activities at the oilfield.
For its part, Libyan military source attributed the closure to "the collapse of security and low daily production rate due to difficult security conditions."
However, Daesh launched several attacks on Libyan oilfields in a bid to find access to oil and be able to smuggle them for profit.
The latest assault occurred on April 2, when the group's terrorists attacked the then-operating Bayda and Tibisti oilfields, killing two guards, while two other guards went missing.
Source: News Agencies, Edited by website team
