VOL. XLVII

No 07

16-February-2004

LIBYA

US Oil Firms Hope For Further Technical Visits To Libya, But Operations Resumption Far Off

MEES understands from industry sources that US oil companies with interests in Libya that have been frozen since 1986 are hoping for permission to make one or two more visits to Libya in 2004 to inspect their properties there. One such technical visit was made in 2003. The companies are hopeful that the thaw in Libyas relations with the West will make the procedures...