Libya’s Sirte Oil Company announced a series of operational developments this week, including the restart of the Brega refinery and the launch of a new gas field, as the country marked 65 years since its first crude oil shipment was exported from the Brega terminal in 1961.

During a ceremony marking the anniversary on 25 October, Sirte Oil Company chairman Mustafa Hammad announced a series of “strategic projects” and “accomplishments,” including the restart of several facilities at the Brega industrial complex. (CONTINUED - 1329 WORDS)