Oil exports from Libya 's Tobruk port may resume soon after a tanker--the first in months--was nominated to load crude from there, Libyan officials said Thursday.

The first shipment would be a rare piece of good news for Libya 's embattled oil sector, which exports have reduced to a trickle after armed protesters blocked its Eastern ports this summer.

A tanker has been named to load and is waiting to enter the terminal situated in Marsa al-Hariga near Tobruk, as officials check it is safe to load, one official said. The port's equipment hasn't been used for months and needs to be tested for possible technical faults, he said

But another official said the government wanted to ensure a militia that has opposed the reopening of the ports wouldn't block the loading.

The militia led by Ibrahim al-Jathran, which is seeking a greater share of oil revenue for Libya's three main provinces, has its stronghold in the central eastern part of Libya, while Marsa al-Hariga is to its Far East. The distance has allowed Marsa al-Hariga's refinery to restart production recently.
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