{"id":257424,"date":"2026-06-21T12:41:13","date_gmt":"2026-06-21T10:41:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sada.ly\/en\/?p=257424"},"modified":"2026-06-22T12:42:28","modified_gmt":"2026-06-22T10:42:28","slug":"al-hdhiri-should-we-sing-and-dance-over-reaching-1-5-million-barrels-per-day-and-consider-it-a-real-achievement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sada.ly\/en\/al-hdhiri-should-we-sing-and-dance-over-reaching-1-5-million-barrels-per-day-and-consider-it-a-real-achievement\/","title":{"rendered":"Al-Hdhiri: Should We Sing and Dance Over Reaching 1.5 Million Barrels per Day and Consider It a Real Achievement?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Written by: Oil expert Osman Al-Hdhiri<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Various media outlets reported that the Chairman of the National Oil Corporation stated that Libya\u2019s crude oil production has reached <strong>1.5 million barrels per day<\/strong>, a level that has not been recorded since 2013.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I would say that some people\u2019s perception of reaching oil production of <strong>1.5 million barrels per day<\/strong> in Libya as an exceptional achievement raises a more important question: the issue is not how much we produce daily, but whether we can maintain this production level in a stable and sustainable manner.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In the oil industry, success is not measured solely by short-term figures. Rather, it is measured by the sector\u2019s ability to maintain production levels within carefully planned rates that comply with technical standards and regulations governing the optimal exploitation of oil reservoirs. High production for a short period may appear to be an achievement on paper, but it can become a major challenge if it is not supported by maintenance programs, development plans, and effective reservoir management.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Many Libyan oil fields have suffered in recent years from declining routine maintenance activities and delays in development projects. This raises legitimate questions about the ability of some reservoirs to sustain high production rates over long periods without facing additional pressures that could affect their future performance or ultimate recovery rates.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">An oil reservoir is not an inexhaustible tank; rather, it is a sensitive geological and engineering system that requires careful management of pressure, production rates, injection operations, and continuous monitoring. Any increase in production beyond technically recommended limits may lead to damage that is difficult to address later, including reservoir pressure decline or long-term productivity reduction.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This is what the National Oil Corporation faced in the fields operated by <strong>Esso, Mobil, and Oxy<\/strong>, where crude oil extraction from their reservoirs was affected due to improper exploitation practices by foreign partners who, according to the article, did not adequately comply with technical production regulations and standards.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Therefore, the real challenge facing Libya\u2019s oil sector is not only reaching the figure of <strong>1.5 million barrels per day<\/strong>, but ensuring the sustainability of this production and maintaining it within a stable and secure operational environment, supported by effective maintenance plans, continuous infrastructure investments, and proper reservoir management.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The lesson is not in the figures announced today, but in the sector\u2019s ability to achieve stable and balanced production that preserves oil resources and ensures their continued benefit for future generations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sustainability in the oil industry is the true measure of success, while temporary production figures are merely indicators that require strong technical and economic foundations to support them.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Written by: Oil expert Osman Al-Hdhiri Various media outlets reported that the Chairman of the National Oil Corporation stated that Libya\u2019s crude oil production has reached 1.5 million barrels per day, a level that has not been recorded since 2013. I would say that some people\u2019s perception of reaching oil production of 1.5 million barrels [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":13,"featured_media":257302,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[683],"tags":[613],"class_list":["post-257424","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-economic-articles","tag-libya"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sada.ly\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/257424","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sada.ly\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sada.ly\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sada.ly\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/13"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sada.ly\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=257424"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/sada.ly\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/257424\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":257425,"href":"https:\/\/sada.ly\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/257424\/revisions\/257425"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sada.ly\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/257302"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sada.ly\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=257424"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sada.ly\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=257424"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sada.ly\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=257424"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}