“Waha Oil Co maintenance teams have started work on the pipeline, with repair work estimated to complete within a few days.”

Militants were blamed for a previous attack on the pipeline in December, when NOC reported a similar production loss of 70,000-100,000 bpd. BENGHAZI, Libya (Reuters) - A Libyan crude pipeline owned by the al-Waha oil company, feeding the port of Es Sider, was set on fire on Saturday causing the loss of between 70,000 barrels per day and 100,000 bpd, state firm NOC said. Libya’s National Oil Corporation (NOC) had said it expected a loss of production of 70,000-100,000 barrels per day because of the fire which broke out on Saturday. NOC said the expected loss of production would be 80,000 barrels per day (bpd) after the fire broke out at an isolation valve 21 km (13 miles) from North West Marada on Saturday. Fighters loyal to Islamic State are in the area south of the country’s oil crescent, which includes Es Sider, according to Libyan and Western officials.
Libyan terrorists bomb an oil pipeline near Mrada, causing an explosion and fire. The same pipeline was previously attacked in December.