CAIRO- Production at Libya's 5,000 barrels per day (bpd) Raguba oilfield was unaffected by a "minor distribution delay", the National Oil Corporation (NOC) said on Wednesday.

"National Oil Corporation (NOC) can confirm that oil production at the Raguba oilfield is ongoing despite threats by local protesters to shut down the field," it said in a statement.

A spokesman for state-run Sirte Oil Co said earlier that protesters had blocked production at the field. 

(Reporting by Aidan Lewis; Editing by Susan Fenton) ((Aidan.Lewis@tr.com; +216-29850352;))