Angry protesters from the Amazigh town of Nalut in western Libya shut down a gas pipeline for Mellitah Oil & Gas on Sunday demanding payment of financial dues. ______________________________________Gunmen kidnapped the head of the elders council in Essidra municipality, Abdelsalam Al-Maghrabi, as he was going home to Ras Lanuf from Ajdabiya. The oil crescent region is undergoing several abduction cases that reached 121, most of whom are from Al-Maghariba tribe. The families said they hold Dignity Operation forces accountable for the disappearance of the kidnapped. --------------------------------------------------------------------Greece-flagged Dimitrious oil vessel docked at Essidra oil terminal to load 630.000 barrels of oil to be shipped to China, as the first shipment to be exported from Essidra after the clashes at the oil crescent had ended.

Source: Libya Observer March 26, 2017 13:59 UTC