A strike by security guards closed the elephant Libyan oil field

Led a strike by security guards in connection with wages close to Elephant oil field in western Libya.

Field and runs a joint venture owned Oil Corporation and Italy's Eni.

Said Mohammed thermal spokesman institution that security guards in the field on strike because of the delayed payment of their salaries.

And was able to Libya this year re the field that analysts say it produces about 100 thousand barrels per day after the closure of a pipeline for months running.

Libya was forced to close the field late last year when the group closed the Zintan region of western Libya, the dominant government opposes Tripoli valve on one of the pipelines, disrupting Elephant field and the field of spark next to him.

Later in the direction of Engineers is pumping in order to restart the Elephant field, while under the spark closed field.

The group Zintan allied with the government dissolved parliament Tobruk in eastern Libya, since lost control of the capital Tripoli in August / August last.

Before closing the Elephant field estimated production Oil Corporation of Libya's crude at less than 600 thousand barrels per day.