Forces loyal to a Libyan general have attacked key oil terminals held by allies of the UN-backed government.
Gen Khalifa Haftar's fighters say they took control of the Ras Lanuf and Sidra terminals but a militia guarding them denied the claim for BBC News.
The militia did confirm coming under attack on Sunday morning and said there had been a number of casualties.
Libya has been plagued by instability and infighting since the toppling of Colonel Muammar Gaddafi in 2011.
Oil production has dropped to about 200,000 barrels per day (bpd) from the 1.6m bpd it was producing before Gaddafi's fall, Reuters news agency reports.
Gen Haftar, a former commander in Gaddafi's army who later worked to topple him from exile, is one of the most powerful military figures in Libya.
He refuses to recognise the authority of the UN-backed Government of National Accord in the capital Tripoli, and is loyal to a rival government based in the eastern city of Tobruk.
The general leads the Libyan National Army, an umbrella group of army units and other forces loyal to them.
Ras Lanuf and Sidra together account for more than half of Libya's output of oil...
BBC
11/9/16
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Gen Khalifa Haftar's fighters say they took control of the Ras Lanuf and Sidra terminals but a militia guarding them denied the claim for BBC News.
The militia did confirm coming under attack on Sunday morning and said there had been a number of casualties.
Libya has been plagued by instability and infighting since the toppling of Colonel Muammar Gaddafi in 2011.
Oil production has dropped to about 200,000 barrels per day (bpd) from the 1.6m bpd it was producing before Gaddafi's fall, Reuters news agency reports.
Gen Haftar, a former commander in Gaddafi's army who later worked to topple him from exile, is one of the most powerful military figures in Libya.
He refuses to recognise the authority of the UN-backed Government of National Accord in the capital Tripoli, and is loyal to a rival government based in the eastern city of Tobruk.
The general leads the Libyan National Army, an umbrella group of army units and other forces loyal to them.
Ras Lanuf and Sidra together account for more than half of Libya's output of oil...
BBC
11/9/16
-
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