Libya's National Oil Corporation (NOC) said Tuesday that fires at a fuel storage facility had been quickly brought under control after a drone attack.
The Zawiya oil complex west of Tripoli is home to the country's largest refinery and has been the scene of repeated armed clashes between warring factions fighting for primacy in the country since the fall of former strongman leader Moammar Gadhafi in 2011.
What happened in the drone attack on Libya's Zawiya oil refinery?
Monday's attack by an as yet undeclared actor targeted the Zawiya Oil Refining Company with explosives-laden drones, causing a tank containing about 4.5 million liters (1.2 million gallons) of gasoline to collapse after a fire.
Owner Brega Petroleum Marketing said the fires had been brought under control far faster than expected, with engineers telling Reuters news agency that damage had been limited, though operations were interrupted.
