18-09-2016 16:45 via uk.news.yahoo.com

Tanker withdraws offshore after Libyan oil port clashes - NOC

Libya's National Oil Corporation (NOC) said a tanker that had been loading at the port of Ras Lanuf had withdrawn to a safe distance as rival forces clashed nearby on Sunday. "We‎ understand the port of Ras Lanuf itself has not been affected by the fighting so far, though the situation is in flux," the NOC said in a statement. The NOC said a previously damaged oil storage tank in the neighbouring port of Es Sider had been set on fire, but firefighting teams were expected to control the blaze
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