Libya's oil production hits 490, 000 barrels a day
(AGI) Tripoli, March 24 - Libya's oil production is currentlyrunning at 490,000 barrels a day, according to the Bahraininewspaper 'al Wasat', which cited data from local sources. Inthe past few days crude oil exported via the east Libyanharbours of Hariga and Zueltina totalled 1.3 million barrels.Daily oil extractions have suffered a sharp decline since thefall of Muammar Gaddafi and the subsequent military conflict -some 60 percent down on the 1.6 million barrels plus before therevolts of 2011. The Islamic State's presence in the easterncities of Sirte and Derna has increased the