CAIRO (AP) — The U.S. Embassy in Libya voiced concern on Thursday over the struggle for control of Libya’s oil corporation after its chairman was sacked by one of Libya’s two rival governments. The NOC statement said it would hold Dbeibah responsible for any attempt to disrupt their work. The country’s prized light crude has long been a feature of Libya’s civil war, with rival militias and foreign powers jostling for control of Africa’s largest oil reserves. In recent months, tribal leaders have shut down crucial oil facilities, including the country’s largest oil field in the south. Libya’s lawmakers insist that Dbeibah’s mandate expired last year after his failure to hold general elections in December as dictated by a UN-brokered roadmap.

Source: Libya Today July 14, 2022 11:58 UTC