Forces loyal to Haftar disrupted production at the country’s Sharara oil field, operated by a Spanish company, in a move described as “political extortion” by the UN-recognized government in Tripoli. Haftar’s forces tried to shut down the oil field in protest over a Spanish arrest warrant against Saddam Haftar, a key military figure in his […]
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Libya: NOC to build oil refinery at Sharara field
Libyan Prime Minister Abdul Hamid Mohammed Dbeibah launched Sunday the construction of South Oil Refinery, a new plant at Sharara, the country’s largest oil field. Dbeibah signed two decrees at the headquarters of the National Oil Corporation (NOC) in capital Tripoli, giving the country’s oil giant right to contract directly and to finance the implementation […]

