Libyan production slowly resumes as terminal protests are resolved



Issue 260 - 09 Aug 2013 | 4 minute read

Libya’s oil sector has become increasingly prone to strikes over the past year, as small armed groups representing local, tribal or political interests have realised that interrupting oil flows is an effective way of attracting attention, advancing political aims and leveraging jobs or higher pay from the government. This trend was exacerbated by what one source in Tripoli described as a “terrible” Ramadan, coinciding with the longest and hottest days of the year and widespread power cuts. Sector officials and oil industry sources have told African Energy that they expect most of the current strikes at export terminals to be lifted after the Eid al-Fitr celebrations, which mark the end of Ramadan.

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