Factbox: Oil companies active in Libya, response to unrest

[AlphaCentauri]

Source: Reuters

Violence and unrest that has swept the Middle East and North Africa gripped Tripoli on Monday, capital of Libya, an OPEC member that produces 1.6 million barrels per day (bpd).

The news helped to push oil prices above $105 a barrel.

Foreign oil companies were reassessing operations in the country, and oil had reportedly stopped flowing at the Nafoora oilfield in Libya's Sirte basin, according to Al Jazeera, although few details were available.



Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/02/21/us-libya-energy-factbox-idUSTRE71K26X20110221

[lonestarnot]

1. Woopee. Guess I better get those handlebars for that bike.