Deadly attacks on Libyan oil installations in recent days have resulted in what could be long-lasting damage to the industry that affects oil markets and alters the battle for dominance in the country. Western and Libyan officials said they suspected the Libyan affiliate of Islamic State, the radical group that has taken over parts of Iraq and Syria, was responsible for assaults on Friday that left at least eight people dead and seven foreign workers missing. The attacks targeting oil fields and their employees point to a new pattern in Libya’s violence: Lacking the strength and expertise to capture and use oil installations, militant groups are destroying them to prevent rivals from profiting from the oil. Islamic State’s “engagement with Libya’s hydrocarbons sector is not about capturing fields,” said Geoff Porter, an […]