Libya's state-run oil corporation has declared 11 oil fields in the country non-operational after attacks by suspected ISIS militants, opting for a force majeure clause that exempts the state from contractual obligations.



The National Oil Corporation blamed authorities in the Libyan-capital of Tripoli, set up by Islamist-backed militias, for failing to protect the oil fields.



The corporation warned it could take similar action on other Libyan oil terminals and facilities, something it said would directly impact the lives of Libya's people.



Engulfed in total chaos more than three years since the ouster and killing of dictator Moammar Gadhafi, Libya is bitterly divided between two rival parliaments and governments and a wide array of militias.



The oil corporation earlier said that Libya's oil production has dropped dramatically, to about 25 percent of normal levels.

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