UN, US call for ending blockade of oil fields in Libya

CAIRO (AP) — The United Nations and the United States have called for the lifting the blockade on oil production at two key oil fields in Libya. Stephanie Williams, the U.N. special adviser on Libya, said on Monday that blocking oil production from the two fields “deprives all Libyans from their major source of revenue.” Richard Norland, the U.S. ambassador to Libya, also called for an immediate end of the shutdown. The closures have caused Libya’s daily production of oil to drop by 330,000 barrels. Before the shutdown, Libya’s production of oil was at around 1.2 billion barrels per day. The shutdown came as Brent crude soared to over $130 a barrel.