Libya’s National Oil Co. is trying to load oil stored at the eastern Ras Lanuf port for the first time since 2014 , the country’s oil officials said Monday, as it seeks to shelter the crude from new Islamic State attacks and potentially sell some of it into global markets. The news come after Ras Lanuf, along with the neighboring Es Sider port, were repeatedly attacked last week by the radical militant group Islamic State, which set on fire as many as seven oil storage tanks. The fires were extinguished over the weekend. The attacks came amid fears the radical group is trying to undermine a fragile agreement signed last month to create a unity government. The Greek tanker Nassau Energy has been instructed to load crude oil stored at Ras Lanuf though it is unclear if security conditions will allow the operation, National Oil Co. officials said. The […]