Rival Minister: Libya Producing 363,000 Barrels per Day
Foreign oil buyers have been confused over who is in charge since a faction called Libya Dawn took over the capital in August, forcing Libya's recognised prime minister and elected assembly to move to the east of the country.
Zwai works in the old minister's Tripoli office in a building which also houses the NOC.
He said some 150,000 bpd of crude was being used for domestic refineries and that the biggest one in Zawiya was producing 110,000 bpd, just 10,000 short of its maximum capacity.
He said the biggest contributors were Arabian Gulf Co (AGOCO) which was producing 131,547 bpd from fields in Libya's far east and the Hariga port which has largely escaped the violence gripping other parts of the country.
The Sirte Oil Co is producing 54,000 bpd through the eastern port of Brega to supply the Zawiya refinery, the NOC figures showed.
Libya's conflict also involves tribal loyalties, federalist movements and rival political groups often allied to their cities or regions.
That has complicated UN efforts to bring the recognised government of Prime Minister Abdullah al-Thinni and Libya Dawn fully into negotiations in Geneva over a unity government. Talks are due to restart on Monday.
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