Libyan Strongman Wants to Control Tripoli, Not Peddle Oil
- East-based strongman Haftar says army ‘is not an oil trader’
- Comments might ultimately help stabilize nation’s crude sales
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Libya’s most powerful military leader said the state oil company in Tripoli has the sole right to sell the nation’s crude, a statement that might ultimately help stabilize production that has swung wildly for almost a decade because of ongoing conflict.
The National Oil Corp., or NOC, in Tripoli has the “exclusive” right to export Libya’s crude, Eastern commander Khalifa Haftar said in a written response to questions from Bloomberg News. His remarks are telling because at one stage last year, he briefly handed control of key ports to another NOC based in the east of the country.