TRIPOLI: A fire broke out on Monday in a diesel tank at Libya’s Zawiya refinery days after the facility was hit by drone.
The circumstances of Monday's fire remained unknown, Brega Petroleum Marketing Company said in a statement.
Brega is owned by state oil firm National Oil Corporation (NOC) and is in charge of fuel supplies.
Zawiya refinery is the largest in the country while Ras Lanuf is out of operation and is located around 40 kilometers west of Tripoli.
The facility has a capacity of 120,000 barrels per day. It is connected to the country’s 300,000 bpd Sharara oilfield.
