Libyan Oilfield Is Offline Again
For the second time in two weeks, Libya’s El Feel oilfield has been shut down, due to an unlawful closure of a valve on an oil export pipeline, Libya’s National Continue Reading
East Libyan forces blamed for deadly air strikes in Tripoli, south
Libya’s internationally recognized government on Monday blamed rival, eastern-based forces for airstrikes in the capital and the southern desert which it said had caused civilian casualties, most of them women Continue Reading
After Libya arms embargo breaches, U.N. Security Council warns countries to stop
The United Nations Security Council called on all countries on Monday to implement an arms embargo on Libya and to stay out of the conflict after U.N. sanctions monitors accused Continue Reading
The Battle For Libya’s Oil Is Heating Up
The past two days have seen forces loyal to Libya’s Government of National Accord (GNA) seize and then lose a key oilfield in the south, suggesting that General Khalifa Haftar’s Continue Reading
This OPEC Member Is Desperate For More Foreign Investment
Algeria is amending its energy law in a bid to attract foreign investment into its oil and gas industry, months after international majors suspended talks about new projects amid mass Continue Reading
NOC confirms resumption of output at Libyan El Feel oil field
Oil production at Libya’s El Feel field in the southwest of the country restarted Thursday after clashes and air strikes between rival powers had shut down the key facility, state-owned Continue Reading
Eastern Libyan forces regain control of El Feel oilfield: LNA
Eastern Libyan forces said on Wednesday they had driven armed groups from Libya’s 70,000-barrel-per-day (bpd) El Feel Oil Field, where production was halted after a rival group took control of Continue Reading
Airstrikes Disrupt Production At Libyan Oilfield
Airstrikes have once again disrupted production of Libya’s El Feel oilfield on Wednesday, after the eastern-based Libyan National Army, led by Khalifa Haftar, retaliated after forces loyal to the UN-backed Continue Reading
Washington’s Libya Pivot Could Be A Game-Changer
Starting last April President Trump caught many in his own administration off guard when he unexpectedly thanked renegade General Khalifa Haftar for “securing Libya’s oil resources” at a moment the Continue Reading
Libya’s civil war creates opening for ISIS return as counterterrorism effort falters
Eight suspected Islamic State members were captured in this scarred city in recent weeks, Libyan commanders say. Militant sleeper cells, they say, lurk in some neighborhoods. Other militants have set Continue Reading