Libya’s Oil Comeback Derailed as Former General Seizes Ports

Libya’s Oil Comeback Derailed as Former General Seizes Ports

LIBYA, Capital Markets in Africa: Libya’s plans to restore oil production suffered a significant setback after forces loyal to the eastern region’s powerful military commander ousted government-backed fighters from key export terminals, just days before a tanker was due to load the first shipment in nearly two years. Khalifa Haftar’s fighters took the ports of Ras Lanuf and Es Sider from Ibrahim Jadran, leader of local Petroleum Facilities Guard units, on Sunday. His forces now control shipping…

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