File: The pipeline was attacked after being uncovered by maintenance workers carrying our repair work to stop an oil leak, said Miftah Magariaf, commander of the oil protection force. Photo: Abdullah DOMA / AFPTRIPOLI/BENGHAZI, Libya - A Libyan crude oil pipeline blown up on Tuesday will take about a week to repair, the head of state oil firm NOC told Reuters on Wednesday. The pipeline was attacked after being uncovered by maintenance workers carrying our repair work to stop an oil leak, said Miftah Magariaf, commander of the oil protection force. Flows have been diverted, but at least one tanker's berth at Es Sider was cancelled in the morning, an industry source said. The blown-up crude pipeline lies in an area of poor security where Islamic State has operated in the past.

Source: Libya Today December 27, 2017 21:00 UTC