“One young man died in the Tatatouine protests. Protesters pressing demands for jobs and a share of the country’s energy wealth forced the closure of two oil and gas pumping stations, where Italy’s ENI SpA, Austria’s OMV AG and France’s Perenco operate, and where Chahed had already deployed troops. State-run Tatatouine Radio said youths had burned out two local police stations during the clashes and police had withdrawn from the town. Canada’s Serinus Energy said on Monday that protests had closed roads to its Sabria field, forcing it to shut in oil production there. The Defense Ministry said on Sunday it would use force to protect and retake southern oil and gas facilities.

Source: Egypt Independent May 23, 2017 08:37 UTC