Libyan warlord Khalifa Haftar on Friday announced lifting the blockade on oil production and its export.

Axar.az informs that, this came in a televised speech by Haftar, hours after the Libyan National Oil Corporation (NOC), in a statement, objected to "the politicization of the oil sector and its use as a bargaining chip for political gains."

"It has been decided to resume production and export of oil with all the necessary conditions and procedural measures that guarantee a fair distribution of its financial revenues," Haftar said.

Since Jan. 17, foreign militia and groups loyal to the putschist Haftar -- backed by Russia and the UAE -- have closed Libyan oil fields and facilities.

On Aug. 12, the NOC said the total losses of blockade on oil production amounted to some $8.22 million after 208 days of the forced closure by Haftar's militia.