VOL. XLII

No 40

4-October-1999

LIBYA

Former Oasis Group Gains OFAC Approval For Libya Visit

MEES learns that the former Oasis group (Amerada Hess,Conoco and Marathon) gained approval from the US Treasury Department痴 Officeof Foreign Asset Control (OFAC) on 23 September to travel to Libya to gatherdata and information pertinent to the group痴 concessions. Approval of theOasis application was granted in the face of stern opposition from Capitol Hillwhich had asked the White House to block the Oasis...