Authorities in eastern Libya pledged to export more crude oil soon, two days after shipping their first cargo in defiance of a national unity government based in Tripoli. A representative of the National Oil Corp. based in eastern Libya said he expected payment within a month for the shipment. A separate branch of the company based in Tripoli, in the west of the divided country, said it hoped international forces would seize the “illicit” cargo. A United Nations official condemned the sale, while the buyer of the crude said it was legitimate. Libya, with Africa’s largest proven crude reserves, split into two separately governed regions in late 2014. The western region, centered around Tripoli, is home to the nation’s official oil company, while the internationally recognized government is based in the east. Libyans are currently working with foreign support to set up a Government of National Accord that would […]