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Libyan authorities will try during the monthof Ramadan to reopen pipelines for El Feel and El Sharara oilfields andZueitina port that have been blocked for weeks by protests and disputes, thestate oil company said.

The two major oilfields and oil terminal havebeen shuttered by protesters demanding jobs, disputes among security guards andthe country's conflict between two rival governments battling for control ofthe north African Opec state.

"The efforts are being carried out byelders, local municipalities, and mediators," National Oil Corporationspokesman Mohamed Harari said, adding talks would take place during Ramadan."If the three pipelines are reopened, the oil production might reach800,000 barrels per day."

Ramadan is due to start this week.

Negotiations to reopen oilfields and ports inLibya often drag on as the oil industry is constantly under siege from protestersseeking jobs or armed factions trying to pressure their rivals.

The country is caught in a dispute betweentwo rival governments - one internationally recognized in the east and aself-declared one that controls Tripoli since a group called Libyan Dawn tookover the capital last year.

Before the 2011 civil war that ousted MuammarGaddafi, Libya produced more than one million barrels per day. It is now lessthan half that figure. Officials rarely release national production figures,but one recent estimate put it at 500,000 bpd, according to a state news agencyin Tripoli.

Eastern oil company Agoco said its dailyproduction was around 250,000 and 290,000 bpd despite the continued closure ofNafoura oilfield by protesters demanding jobs, and Bayda oilfield because ofelectricity problems.

Agoco Director Omran El-Zwie told Reuters anoil tanker had docked at its Hariga port to load 600,000 barrels of crude.Another tanker was expected to dock at Brega port.

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