Libya's Waha Oilfield Resumes Flows to Es-Sider Port

A general view of an oilfield in Libya, December 3, 2014. REUTERS/Ismail Zitouny/
A general view of an oilfield in Libya, December 3, 2014. REUTERS/Ismail Zitouny/
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Libya's Waha Oilfield Resumes Flows to Es-Sider Port

A general view of an oilfield in Libya, December 3, 2014. REUTERS/Ismail Zitouny/
A general view of an oilfield in Libya, December 3, 2014. REUTERS/Ismail Zitouny/

Maintenance on the Zaggut-Sidra pipeline linking Libya's Waha oilfield to the port of Es-Sider has been completed and flows have resumed, Waha Oil Company said on Friday, Reuters reported.

Oil production from the field is expected to return to normal levels in the coming hours, the company said in a statement.

Production was suspended for maintenance early this week after a fire broke out at the pipeline.

Pumping operations have now been restored "after completing all maintenance work, replacing pipes, and conducting the necessary tests to ensure the safety of pumping operations through the pipeline from the fields to Es Sider port," Waha Oil said.

An engineer from Es Sider port told Reuters that one tanker is currently onloading in the port and another is waiting to enter the port.

Waha, a subsidiary of Libya's National Oil Corp (NOC), operates as a joint venture with TotalEnergies and ConocoPhillips.

The company runs five main fields: Waha - which produces more than 100,000 bpd - Gallo, Al-Fargh, Al-Samah and Al-Dhahra.

The company's total production capacity is about 300,000 bpd, which is exported through Es Sider terminal.



Contracts Awarded to Implement 1st Phase of Developing Riyadh Road Network

The Royal Commission for Riyadh City (RCRC) headquarters. Photo: RCRC website
The Royal Commission for Riyadh City (RCRC) headquarters. Photo: RCRC website
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Contracts Awarded to Implement 1st Phase of Developing Riyadh Road Network

The Royal Commission for Riyadh City (RCRC) headquarters. Photo: RCRC website
The Royal Commission for Riyadh City (RCRC) headquarters. Photo: RCRC website

The Royal Commission for Riyadh City (RCRC) has awarded four road development contracts worth SR13 billion ($3.46 billion) as part of the first phase of the program to enhance the capital city’s transport network.

The Board of Directors of the commission announced on Thursday that the first phase of the program aims to develop the axes of the main and rings roads and link them to provide sustainable transport and logistics services in the city.

The four projects are as follows:

1. The building of a second southern ring road that extends 56 kilometers from the new Al-Kharj Road in the east to the Jeddah Road in the west. It will include four lanes for the main road in each direction and three lanes for the service road in each direction. The road will have 10 main intersections and 32 bridges.

2. Building two bridges parallel to the cable-stayed Wadi Laban Bridge and developing a 4km intersection of the western ring road with Jeddah Road. Four bridges at the intersection of the western ring road with Jeddah Road will also be built.

3. Developing the western part of the axis of Al-Thumama Road, measuring 6km, that extends from King Khalid Road in the west to King Fahd Road in the east. The construction of two main bridges and three tunnels.

4. Lengthening the Taif Road in the Laban neighborhood by 16km so that it extends to the Qiddiya Project.

In order to maintain the highest degree of traffic flow on the roads that will witness the implementation of these projects, the RCRC has developed a plan to manage traffic diversions on these roads, in partnership with the relevant authorities in the city.