Russia still has forces in Libya to support the LNA in eastern Libya. Combat in Libya has largely disappeared because of the stalemate imposed by the Turkish occupation forces. Not what Libya produces, but potential underwater deposits in waters between Libya and Turkey. There is no united government of Libya so the GNU could not pledge Libya to support the Turkish claims. Before the discovery of oil, Libya was a very poor country, or just a region, with far fewer people, a status it had maintained for thousands of years.

Source: Libya Today January 10, 2023 11:24 UTC