Haftar to Allow Limited Libya Oil Exports to Ease Power Gap
- Ports can dispose of stored fuel and gas: oil-facilities guard
- Re-opening is temporary, doesn’t mean crude exports to resume
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Libya could export oil again, but only temporarily.
Eastern commander Khalifa Haftar will allow ports to restart operations in order to dispose of stored fuel and gas, Naji al-Maghrabi, head of an oil-facilities guard linked to Haftar’s Libyan National Army, said late Tuesday in a televised statement. This will help to alleviate electricity shortages in the east of the country by freeing up fuel for the plants, he said.