Libya’s oilfields are expected to reopen soon, after militias have agreed to lift the siege on oil facilities, Parliament-backed Libyan Prime Minister Fathi Bashagha, who was elected in February, said on Twitter late on Tuesday. Libyan oilfields and terminals have again been under blockade in recent weeks amid protests, clashes, and disputes over the distribution of oil revenues in the country with two rival governments, with incumbent Dbeibah refusing to step down for newly sworn-in eastern Prime Minister Bashagha. Both rival governments have reportedly reached out to militias to try to persuade them to drop the blockades on oil export terminals and oilfields. As of early on Wednesday, the National Oil Corporation (NOC) of Libya had not issued any official statement about an imminent reopening of blockaded oil infrastructure. The oil minister in Dbeibah’s government, Mohamed Oun, told Bloomberg that talks were still ongoing about lifting the blockades.

Source: Libya Today May 11, 2022 16:04 UTC