East Libyan forces mobilising for counter attack at oil portsEast Libyan forces carried out fresh air strikes on Monday and said they were mobilising ground forces as they attempt to win back two of Libya's largest oil ports, military officials said. LNA forces are currently stationed at Al Uqaylah, about 70 km (45 miles) southeast of Ras Lanuf, military spokesman Akram Buhaliqa said. Es Sider and Ras Lanuf were badly damaged in previous rounds of fighting and have been operating far below normal capacity. Waha Oil Co pumps oil to Es Sider, but has reduced output "due the company's limited storage capacity and fears about the evolution of events in Es Sider," NOC official Alaokali said. A second tanker, the Overseas Redwood, is due to dock at Es Sider on Thursday to load another cargo for OMV, the source said.

Source: Libya Today March 06, 2017 14:36 UTC