East Libya May Consider Halting Oil Loadings of Rival Cabinet
- Libya oil output one-fifth of pre-2011 rebellion level
- East Libya administration wants to manage oil loadings
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Libya’s internationally-recognized government, based in the eastern region of the country, may consider stopping oil loadings by companies that are not cooperating with the management it has appointed for the state-run National Oil Corp, an oil official said.
“We are warning the international companies against dealing with the illegal management,” said Nagi Elmagrabi, the chairman of the NOC management based in eastern Libya, in comments to reporters in Malta. “Legal proceedings” will be first considered against these companies and, as a last resort, their loadings from the eastern region may be blocked, he said, without identifying them.