El Sharara Field

Libya's largest oil field in the Murzuq Basin, run by Akakus Oil Operations. Its crude feeds the Zawiya refinery and export port through a pipeline repeatedly shut by armed groups, most recently at Valve No. 7 in September 2026.

Record verified 1 Oct 2026 against census 2026-10: Wikipedia El Sharara oil field; Libya Observer; MEED; Beacon editions Sep 2026. Tracked since 2026-10.