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...On another occasion, I got chatting to a Japanese woman who turned out to be a) the translator for my session the following day and b) a near neighbour of mine in London....
...Opec has since trimmed that back by 100,000 b/d and the IEA has lopped 500,000 b/d from its forecast for 2023, to 1.6mn....
...If you think about it, it’s a good combination: as the name suggests, IFF specialises in flavour and fragrances used in food while DuPont’s N&B business is all about textures....
...Oil production has plunged to 362,000 b/d, 20 per cent of its 2011 level. Two-thirds of output is exported....
...According to the International Energy Agency, Libya was pumping 415,000 b/d in early November....
...El Dorado Western intelligence agencies see Isis’ efforts in Libya as groundwork....
...Force majeure has been declared on the neighbouring 200,000 b/d Ras Lanuf terminal, even as officials say it remains open....
...For context, the increase in exports will be smaller than if the offline 340,000 b/d el- Sharara field in the west restarted,” said Richard Mallinson, analyst at Energy Aspects....
...Rebel militias control the major ports of Es Sider, Ras Lanuf and Zueitina, while in the west the 350,000-b/d el-Sharara field was closed on Friday due to protests by guards over unpaid wages....
...Even if the field returns to full capacity of about 300,000 barrels a day, Libyan production would only rise to 600,000 b/d, less than half of the 1.4m b/d Libya was pumping a year ago....
...But on Thursday a shipping broker told the FT two ports, Marsa el-Brega and Marsa el-Hariga, remained open. Two traders said the situation at both of those ports was unclear....
...The terminal and small refinery at Marsa el Brega, about 48km east of Ras Lanuf, are also badly damaged from the fighting....
...Libya has six main terminals: Mellitah, near Tripoli; Es Sider, Ras Lanuf and Marsa el Brega, in a central coastal strip; Zueitina, near Benghazi; and Marsa el Hariga, near Tobruk....
...Opposition oil officials and western consultants said the rebels controlled Marsa el-Brega, which shipped 51,000 b/d in January; Tubruq, another 51,000 b/d; Zueitina, which accounts for 214,000 b/d; and...
...In spite of the recent bombing campaign, Tripoli retains control of most of Libya’s oil terminals, including Es Sider, Ras Lanuf, Marsa el Brega, Zawia, Mellitah and Bouri....
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