LONDON, March 28 (Reuters) - Production at the western Libyan fields of Sharara and Wafa has been blocked by armed factions, reducing output by 252,000 barrels per day (bpd), a source at the National Oil Corporation (NOC) said on Tuesday.
The shutdown at Sharara, which had been producing about 220,000 bpd, began on Monday, and the shutdown at Wafa a day earlier, the source said.
Sharara resumed operations in December after a shutdown that began in November 2014 due local protesters blocking a pipeline connecting it to the Zawiya oil terminal.
Austrian oil firm OMV
The tanker, which arrives at the port early on Wednesday, could still load its cargo from storage tanks, a Libyan port source with knowledge of the shipment told Reuters.
OMV did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
The oil field is operated by a joint venture between NOC and a consortium of Repsol
(Reporting by Julia Payne in Lausanne and Ahmad Ghaddar in London; Writing by Aidan Lewis and Ahmad Ghaddar; Editing by Mark Potter) ((Aidan.Lewis@thomsonreuters.com ; +216-29850352;))