Libyan authorities on Wednesday said a damaged pipeline linking the Sarir oil field to terminal in the port of Tobruk was causing a serious leak into the desert. The damage comes at a time of political impasse that had crippled the country's oil industry. The country has since become divided between rival governments, and many of the country's oil fields and facilities have been forced to close. The country's eastern-based rival parliament in February named Fathi Bashagha, a former interior minister and air force pilot, as prime minister. His rival, Tripoli-based Prime Minister Abdul Hamid Dbeibah, has refused to stand down and has said he will only hand over power to an elected government.

Source: Libya Today June 01, 2022 14:27 UTC