Tobruk refinery and terminal

The refinery at Tobruk is located on the coast in north eastern Libya about 160 kilometres west of the Egyptian border. It came on stream in 1985.

The refinery processes oil from the Agoco-operated Sarir field. The refinery is part of a larger complex that includes one of Libya's smaller oil export terminals.

=Capacity and production=

The refinery has a crude refining capacity of 20,000 barrels per day (bpd). and the export terminal a capacity of 51,000 bpd.

Tobruk restarted operations in mid-September 2011 following the overthrow of Muammar Gaddafi.

=Ownership=

The refinery is operated by the Arabian Gulf Oil Company (Agoco), a subsidiary of the Libyan National Oil Corporation (NOC).

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