NOI Natl Oilwell

By Nicole Lundeen

An explosion earlier this week at an oil pipeline in the eastern part of Libya was due to sabotage, a person in the oil and gas industry said Thursday. The person said the pipeline is expected to be repaired in a few days.

A blast occurred late Tuesday at the Zueitina pipeline, which transports oil from Austrian oil and gas company OMV AG (OMV.VI) and the U.S.'s Occidental Petroleum Corp. (OXY).

Libya's National Oil Co. said Wednesday that it was investigating the causes of the explosion. Libyan officials couldn't be immediately reached for comment.

(Benoit Faucon in London contributed to this story.)

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