The Maltese-flagged Seadelta left the port of Ras Lanuf with 776,000 barrels of crude on board Getty ImagesA tanker bound for Italy has left the Libyan port of Ras Lanuf, marking the first shipment from the country’s major oil terminals since the civil war brought trade to a halt two years ago. The Maltese-flagged vessel Seadelta left with 776,000 barrels of crude on board, local officials confirmed, signalling a potentially significant moment in the country’s recovery. “This is the first shipment of oil from Ras Lanuf port since November 2014,” Omran el-Fitouri, an oil exports co-ordinator at the port, said. The shipment also marks a major triumph for Khalifa Hiftar, a general whose forces seized control of…

Source: The Times September 21, 2016 10:52 UTC