London—Libyan protesters, who have occupied oil export terminals in eastern Libya since the end of July, are preparing to end their blockades as of December 15 and allow exports to resume, though the move would be accompanied by a number of key conditions. The blockades of the key ports of Es Sider, Ras Lanuf, Marsa el-Hariga and Zueitina—with a combined export capacity of some 740,000 b/d—were ordered by tribal leaders demanding more autonomy for the eastern Cyrenaica region. “We expect that the export of crude from the oil terminals will resume from December 15,” Saleh al-Ateiwich, head of the powerful Al-Magharba tribe, was quoted as saying by French news agency AFP.
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