The oil pipeline from Libya’s El-Sarir field to the port of Marsa al-Hariga, located next to the eastern town of Tobruk, was sabotaged on 13 February.

No group has claimed responsibility for the attack.

Libyan oil infrastructure has increasingly become a target of militants over the past 12 months as the country’s two rival governments compete for control over territory and revenues from oil infrastructure.

An Islamist-led government based in Tripoli currently controls the capital and the surrounding area, while the elected government is based in Tobruk.

The port of Marsa al-Hariga was closed by striking oil guards earlier this month and reopened just days before the attack on the pipeline.

Libya’s two main ports of Ras Lanuf and Es Sider are still closed due to clashes that took place between forces allied to the rival governments.

Ras Lanuf and Es Sider lie in between the territories controlled by the two governments, which made them a focal point for fighting in January.

In the wake of the attack, Libya’s National Oil Corporation (NOC) has called for more protection for its facilities.

The NOC has said it will take as many as three days to restore the pipeline.

Libya’s oil production is currently at about 350,000 barrels a day (b/d), down from 900,000 b/d in October 2014.