Workers have been evacuated from three oil fields in eastern Libya over threats of militant attacks by Daesh, security officials told Reuters on Sunday.
Libya's oil fields have been frequent targets of attacks by Daesh in recent months. The attacks have caused damage to infrastructure and deaths, but Daesh has not yet taken control over oil fields in Libya as they have in Syria and Iraq.
Mohamed al-Manfi, an oil official, told Reuters the Wafa oil field had been completely evacuated, while the Tibesti and Bayda fields were partially evacuated.
A security source also told Reuters that Daesh fighters had been gathering strength in the town of Nawfiliyah, between the group's stronghold of Sirte and the oil port of Ras Lanuf.
The latest threat comes amid rising hopes that Libya's unity government, which arrived in Tripoli last week, could at last bring stability to the country, which has been wracked by chaos since 2011.
