German firm Wintershall confirmed Nov. 2 that protesters have demanded a shutdown of some of the production from oil fields in its concession areas in Libya.

An engineer at the field and a statement from protesters had said Nov. 1 that protesters had shut down 40,000 barrels per day from the fields.

The statement from protesters from the town of Ajkhara said they had taken the action because of the failure of the National Oil Corp. (NOC) to respond to local demands.

“As we understand the action is not targeting Wintershall,” Wintershall, BASF’s oil and gas subsidiary, said Nov. 2. “We are in close contact with the community and NOC about that, but please understand that we cannot comment further.”