Libya’s Arabian Gulf Oil Co. fields resume output at up to 120,000 bpd

A sign that reads “Arabian Gulf Oil Company, Nafoora Oilfield” stands in Jakharrah, Libya, August 27, 2024. (Reuters)
A sign that reads “Arabian Gulf Oil Company, Nafoora Oilfield” stands in Jakharrah, Libya, August 27, 2024. (Reuters)
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Updated 01 September 2024
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Libya’s Arabian Gulf Oil Co. fields resume output at up to 120,000 bpd

A sign that reads “Arabian Gulf Oil Company, Nafoora Oilfield” stands in Jakharrah, Libya, August 27, 2024. (Reuters)
  • The resumption, below the fields’ full capacity, is intended only to supply electricity and fuel plants for domestic needs
  • Factions in the east of Libya, where oil production is concentrated, shut output down in August

TRIPOLI: Libya’s Arabian Gulf Oil Company has resumed output at up to 120,000 barrels per day (bpd) to meet domestic needs, while exports are still halted, engineers said on Sunday, after a standoff between factions shut most of the country’s oilfields.
On Saturday, the Arabian Gulf Oil Company, the operator of Libya’s Sarir, Messla and Nafoura oilfields, issued an instruction for production to restart.
The resumption, below the fields’ full capacity, is intended only to supply electricity and fuel plants for domestic needs, the engineers told Reuters. They spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to speak publicly.
Factions in the east of Libya, where oil production is concentrated, shut output down in August after factions dominant in western Libya ousted veteran Central Bank of Libya governor Sadiq Al-Kabir and replaced him with a rival board.


Israeli bombardment kills 29 people in Gaza, militants renew rocket fire into Israel

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Israeli bombardment kills 29 people in Gaza, militants renew rocket fire into Israel

Israeli bombardment kills 29 people in Gaza, militants renew rocket fire into Israel
The new rocket salvoes indicated that Hamas-led militant factions in Gaza are still able to fire projectiles into Israel

CAIRO: Israeli military strikes across the Gaza Strip killed at least 29 Palestinians on Friday, medics said, and sirens blared in southern Israel in response to renewed rocket fire from militants in the Palestinian enclave.
The new rocket salvoes indicated that Hamas-led militant factions in Gaza are still able to fire projectiles into Israel despite a year-long Israeli aerial and ground offensive that has turned wide areas of the enclave into wasteland.
On Friday, the Israeli military said sirens sounded in southern Israel for the first time in around two months.
“Almost a year after Oct. 7, Hamas is still threatening our civilians with their terrorism and we will continue operating against them,” it added, referring to the anniversary of Hamas’ cross-border attack that touched off the Gaza war.

Dramatic footage shows moment oil tanker struck by Houthi drone

Dramatic footage shows moment oil tanker struck by Houthi drone
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Dramatic footage shows moment oil tanker struck by Houthi drone

Dramatic footage shows moment oil tanker struck by Houthi drone
  • Group releases video of explosion engulfing Cordelia Moon as it passed through Red Sea
  • Houthis have threatened to ‘escalate military operations’ after Israeli air raids last week

LONDON: Footage has been released of an oil tanker being struck by a Houthi drone vessel in the Red Sea.

The group published a video appearing to show the unmanned boat colliding with the Panama-flagged Cordelia Moon on Tuesday.

In the footage, a large explosion is seen on the vessel’s port side, followed by a plume of smoke engulfing the tanker. Its crew reported no major injuries and that all aboard are safe.

The attack reportedly occurred about 70 miles (110 km) off the Yemeni port city of Hodeidah, which is controlled by the militia.

The Houthis later claimed responsibility for the attack, which it said involved eight ballistic and winged missiles, a drone and an unmanned boat.

The US Navy said that the captain of a nearby vessel reported seeing four “splashes” in the water around the Cordelia Moon, believed to have been caused by missiles launched at the tanker missing their target.

Though the Houthis described the Cordelia Moon as a British ship, it is managed by an Indian company called Margao Marine Solutions.

Meanwhile, British security firm Amber reported that a second vessel, sailing under the Liberian flag, was struck by a missile about 97 nautical miles northwest of Hodeidah later that day as it traveled toward the Suez Canal. Its crew also reported no major injuries and that all aboard are safe.

The two attacks represent a return to the targeting of commercial shipping by the Houthis after a brief hiatus in operations.

The group began attacking vessels in the region following Israel’s invasion of Gaza last year.

The Houthis have also launched drone and missile attacks against Israel since the start of hostilities, and on Monday threatened to “escalate military operations” after shooting down a US military drone as it flew over Yemen. That incident followed a series of Israeli air raids over Houthi-occupied Yemen last week, which hit a number of military and oil installations.


Three Lebanese hospitals suspend services amid Israeli bombing: statements

Three Lebanese hospitals suspend services amid Israeli bombing: statements
Updated 04 October 2024
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Three Lebanese hospitals suspend services amid Israeli bombing: statements

Three Lebanese hospitals suspend services amid Israeli bombing: statements
  • Sainte Therese Hospital near Beirut’s southern suburbs reported “huge damage” to the building

BEIRUT: Three hospitals in Lebanon including one on the outskirts of Beirut’s southern suburbs announced Friday the suspension of work, amid ongoing Israeli bombardment.
In statements carried by the official National News Agency, Sainte Therese Hospital near Beirut’s southern suburbs reported “huge damage” to the building on Thursday due to Israeli bombardment in the vicinity and the subsequent “halt of hospital services,” while two hospitals in the country’s south also said services had stopped.


Israeli military says it has killed around 250 Hezbollah fighters in ground operation

Israeli military says it has killed around 250 Hezbollah fighters in ground operation
Updated 04 October 2024
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Israeli military says it has killed around 250 Hezbollah fighters in ground operation

Israeli military says it has killed around 250 Hezbollah fighters in ground operation
  • The military was still assessing the damage caused by airstrikes in southern Beirut

JERUSALEM: The Israeli military estimates it has killed around 250 Hezbollah fighters, including a number of battalion and company commanders, since the start of its ground operation in Lebanon earlier this week, a military spokesperson said on Friday.
Lt. Col. Nadav Shoshani said the military was still assessing the damage caused by airstrikes in southern Beirut on Thursday night, which he said targeted Hezbollah’s intelligence headquarters.


Iran FM says backs efforts for simultaneous Gaza-Lebanon ceasefire

Iran FM says backs efforts for simultaneous Gaza-Lebanon ceasefire
Updated 04 October 2024
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Iran FM says backs efforts for simultaneous Gaza-Lebanon ceasefire

Iran FM says backs efforts for simultaneous Gaza-Lebanon ceasefire
  • “We support the efforts for a ceasefire,” Iran’s FM Abbas Araghchi said

BEIRUT: Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi on Friday said his country backed efforts for a simultaneous ceasefire with Israel in both the Palestinian territory of Gaza and Lebanon.
“We support the efforts for a ceasefire, provided that first, the rights of the Lebanese people are respected and it is accepted by the (Hezbollah) resistance, and second, that it comes simultaneously with a ceasefire in Gaza,” he said during a visit to Beirut.