Armed group shuts El Sharara pipeline, Libya oil output at risk

An armed group closed a valve on the El Sharara-to-Zawiya pipeline, halting production at Libya's largest oil field, which accounts for roughly a third of national output. The National Oil Corporation warns it may declare force majeure, threatening export disruptions. This is a recurring pattern of local militias leveraging oil infrastructure, but the scale of output loss makes it a significant supply risk.