Libya's state-run National Oil Corp (NOC) said that export activity was running normally after it held talks with protesters at the Es Sider and Ras Lanuf ports on Tuesday.

Libya resumed loading oil from two key eastern ports — which account for a third of its exports — after they were halted for a day by protesters.

Oil loadings from two key Libyan ports are being brought to a standstill as protests hinder about a third of the OPEC member’s crude exports, a reminder of global supply risks from ongoing tensions in the North African country.