Libya's NOC says force majeure continues pending lifting of blockade

Libya's National Oil Corporation (NOC) said on Wednesday that force majeure continued on oil exports pending any reopening of the ports by the Petroleum Facilities Guard after a six-month blockade by eastern forces in the civil war.

However it said in a statement that it has instructed operating companies to call employees into work to prepare for a resumption of maintenance work and output, and that a tanker is approaching Sidra port ready to load crude. (Reporting By Angus McDowall; Editing by Jan Harvey)