"National Oil Corporation has evacuated staff from both Sidra and Ras Lanuf terminals for their safety due to armed clashes in the area. The loss in oil production is around 240,000 bpd and a planned tanker entry today to Sidra has been postponed," the statement said.
According to the statement, NOC is monitoring the developments and stresses the need to bring the people responsible for the attack to justice.
Earlier in the day, militants affiliated with al-Qaeda* terrorist group attacked the oil terminals. Troops from the Libyan National Army (LNA) repelled the attack.
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Libya has been torn apart by conflict since its long-time leader Muammar Gaddafi was overthrown in 2011. The eastern part of the country is governed by the parliament, backed by the Libyan National Army (LNA) and located in Tobruk.
The UN-backed Government of National Accord (GNA), headed by Prime Minister Fayez Sarraj, operates in the country's west and is headquartered in Tripoli.
*al-Qaeda is a terrorist group banned in Russia
