Teh National Oil Corporation announced, “A state of force majeure and emergency of the third degree (maximum) after a number of tanks of the Zawiya refinery were exposed during the early hours of the morning of Sunday, December 15, to severe damage that led to the outbreak of serious fires, as a result of being hit by gunfire as a result of the ongoing clashes between groups. Armed in its surroundings with light and medium weapons.”
According to the corporation, “security and safety personnel were able, thanks to God, to control the fires and leaks in the gas lines, and reduce the risk of their spread despite the continued clashes in the vicinity of the refinery until the moment of writng this statement, wich exposes the lives of workers and residents of the entire region to risks whose damage cannot be predicted.”.
According to the corporation, “The Board of Directors of the National Oil corporation places itself in permanent session with all its concerned departments and centers, to follow up on developments in events in the region, and to take the necessary decisions and actions regarding them, to reduce, as much as possible, the risks that may threaten lives and property.”
The Board of Directors of the National Oil Corporation called on “the relevant institutions and parties to assume their responsibilities and move as quickly as possible to stop thes clashes and spare the oil sites from the ongoing conflict, nonetheless of its causes and motives.”
The Board of Directors also called on the Government of National Unity to intervene to resolve these clashes and eliminate strife, in any form, given the great danger it poses to the lives of civilians if the tanks at the refinery continue to be exposed to similar damage, God forbid, because these tanks contain easy materials. Ignition.”
Statement by the National Oil Corporation regarding the clashes taking place in the vicinity of the Zawiya Oil Refinery. The National Oil Corporation announces in all its…
Posted byNational oil corporationIn Saturday, December 14, 2024
Last updated: December 15, 2024 – 12:07
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