Libya’s Waha Oil says it contained leak on Zaqout-Sidra pipeline, pumping resumed after repairs

Aug 8 (Reuters) – Libya’s Waha Oil Company said in a statement on Saturday it contained a leak on the Zaqout-Sidra pipeline within 24 hours of detecting it during routine inspection and resumed pumping into the line at 4:00 a.m. after the leak was fully brought under control.

Waha’s daily output typically ranges between 340,000 and 400,000 bpd under normal operations, a source at the company told Reuters earlier this year.

Waha, a subsidiary of Libya’s National Oil Corp (NOC), operates as a joint venture with TotalEnergies and ConocoPhillips.

(Reporting by Ahmed Elumami; Writing by Ahmed Tolba; Editing by Toby Chopra)