Occidental Petroleum (Oxy), which has been seeking to sell as much as $8bn (LD10bn) of its assets in the Middle East, says political divisions amongst the Gulf countries have hampered its plans.

The National Oil Corporation (NOC) spokesman told the Libya Monitor that the refinery was working at around 65% capacity due to “essential maintenance”, but said local gasoline supply was unaffected.

A General National Congress (GNC) representative from Sebha claims Libya’s international partners may choose to intervene to help end the ongoing oil crisis.

The interim prime minister told European ambassadors that Libya was willing to make up for any potential fall in gas supplies due to the Ukraine crisis.

Libya’s state prosecutor has that said crew members on the boat, which had loaded oil from a rebel-controlled port, will be "released and expelled".

The US Navy has returned the tanker which had loaded oil from the rebel-controlled port of Es Sider.

Paolo Scaroni has visited Tripoli to meet Libya's caretaker prime minister, while technical problems are reported to have affected output at one of Eni's fields in the country.

The oil and gas ministry says crude production for 19 March was 237,062 barrels, blaming the closure of a pipeline from the Sharara field for the continued low output.

The United Nations Security Council unanimously adopts a resolution that “condemns attempts to illicitly export crude oil from Libya”, and asks member states to prevent their nationals from engaging in such transactions.

Ibrahim Jadhran, the leader of a pro-federalist group that controls several oil ports, claims the US Navy's storming of a tanker was against international law.

Despite a reported agreement with protesters at the Sharara oil field, Libya pumped just under 230,000 barrels of crude on 17 March.

Interim oil and gas minister Omar Shakmak "reassured" the diplomats on the status of the oil sector, says the National Oil Corporation (NOC).

The National Oil Corporation (NOC) has reinstated force majeure at the Hariqa oil export terminal due to worries over illegal crude shipments.

The US has taken control of the North-Korean flagged tanker off the coast of Cyprus, days after it successfully loaded crude from a rebel-controlled Libyan port.

German energy firm Wintershall says that it still expects to resume onshore operations in Libya, though does not provide a specific timeframe.