Oilfield blockades continue to punctuate the mandate of Mustafa Sanalla, head of the National Oil Corporation (NOC). This subsidiary of the NOC – a joint venture between Spain’s Repsol, Australia’s OMV, Norway’s Equinor and France’s TotalEnergies – operates the Sharara field. Supported by the prime ministerThis latest tug-of-war gives ammunition to Mohamed Aoun, the minister of oil, the NOC boss’ main opponent. The oil company’s supervisory minister had already called for his suspension on 29 August, accusing him of travelling abroad without informing him. After the 2011 revolution that led to the ousting of Muammar Gaddafi, the oil sector was almost at a standstill.

Source: Libya Today January 11, 2022 08:58 UTC