The National Oil Corporation denounces illegal shipment of aviation fuel into Libya

Libyan Cloud News Agency – Tripoli

The National Oil Corporation (NOC) reported on Monday, March 16, that it had detected an illegal shipment of aviation fuel into Benghazi port in Eastern Libya.

NOC stated in a statement that this shipment is a breach of the UN arms embargo relating to Libya, a contravention of the internationally agreed exclusivity of NOC relating to fuel imports, an infraction of the vessel quarantine protocol, and contrary to international law.

It added that the shipment came from the UAE to Benghazi on a ship called Gulf Petroleum 4 and has been in Benghazi port for a number of days.