TUNIS: Libya's National Oil Corporation (NOC) said on Thursday that it was reopening the El Feel oilfield after resolving a dispute with guards over pay and benefits that shut it down in February.

Production at El Feel was expected to reach 50,000 bpd in two days, and 72,000 bpd three days later, NOC said in a statement.

El Feel is operated by Mellitah Oil and Gas, a joint venture between NOC and Italy's Eni.