LIBYA

 

MEES Agenda

 

Security Fears And Regional Tension Overshadow Libyan Progress

 

A protest that shut the offices of National Oil Corporation’s (NOC’s) Benghazi-based affiliate AGOCO for two weeks was resolved only after AGOCO shut in 30,000 b/d of production — a tactic that exacerbated tensions with Tripoli. Overarching security fears, increasingly acknowledged as valid by NOC, mean exploration efforts will remain...