Rebels: No oil production till fields secure

The Libyan rebels' finance minister mentioned on Sunday the oil fields found in the eastern 50 percent from the country, which can be under opposition control, will not resume production till it really is protected to send in workers.

Ali Tarhouni, Nationwide Transitional Coucil Finance Minister, mentioned, "The primary problem with all the oil now is the protection in the oil fields and also the safety of the staff within the oil fields, which is the key aim for me is to ensure of that and we are functioning day and evening to make certain that we've that defense."

Prior to the unrest in opposition to Moammar Gaddafi's regime, Libya produced about one.6 million barrels each day, just under 2 percent of world creation. Manufacturing has ground to a halt for the duration of the revolt that began February 15th.

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