MILAN, Feb 26 (Reuters) - The Italian oil firm Eni, which has been evacuating staff from Libya, said on Saturday it still had 21 Italian employees in the north African country, convulsed by an uprising against the rule of Muammar Gaddafi.
Eni is Libya's biggest foreign oil operator.
In a statement, Eni said repatriation of its staff in Libya was still under way in coordination with the Crisis Unit of the Italian Foreign Ministry.
Libya normally produces about 1.6 million barrels of high-quality oil per day, almost 2 percent of world output.
Industry sources told Reuters crude oil shipments from Libya had all but stopped because of reduced production, a lack of staff at ports and security concerns.
Unrest in Libya and elsewhere in North Africa and the Middle East has driven world oil prices up to about $120 a barrel.
(Reporting by Stephen Jewkes; editing by Andrew Dobbie ) Keywords: LIBYA PROTESTS/ENI (stephen.jewkes.thomsonreuters.com; +39 02 6612 9695; RM: stephen.jewkes.thomsonreuters.com@reuters.net) COPYRIGHT Copyright Thomson Reuters 2011. All rights reserved. The copying, republication or redistribution of Reuters News Content, including by framing or similar means, is expressly prohibited without the prior written consent of Thomson Reuters.
Eni is Libya's biggest foreign oil operator.
In a statement, Eni said repatriation of its staff in Libya was still under way in coordination with the Crisis Unit of the Italian Foreign Ministry.
Libya normally produces about 1.6 million barrels of high-quality oil per day, almost 2 percent of world output.
Industry sources told Reuters crude oil shipments from Libya had all but stopped because of reduced production, a lack of staff at ports and security concerns.
Unrest in Libya and elsewhere in North Africa and the Middle East has driven world oil prices up to about $120 a barrel.
(Reporting by Stephen Jewkes; editing by Andrew Dobbie ) Keywords: LIBYA PROTESTS/ENI (stephen.jewkes.thomsonreuters.com; +39 02 6612 9695; RM: stephen.jewkes.thomsonreuters.com@reuters.net) COPYRIGHT Copyright Thomson Reuters 2011. All rights reserved. The copying, republication or redistribution of Reuters News Content, including by framing or similar means, is expressly prohibited without the prior written consent of Thomson Reuters.