Libya set to resume oil production at Sahara field amid peace talks
Libya’s national oil company announced Sunday it is resuming production at the country’s largest oil field as rival officials from eastern and western Libya began peace talks, part of preliminary negotiations ahead of a UN-brokered dialogue set to take place next month.
The National Oil Corporation said it has lifted the force majeure that was imposed at the southwestern Sharara oil field after it reached an honor agreement with forces loyal to military commander Khalifa Hifter to end all obstructions at the field.
The corporation’s announcement comes three weeks after Hifter, who was behind a year-long military attempt to capture the capital, Tripoli, announced an end to a blockade of the nation’s vital oil fields.
