Special to WorldTribune.com Islamic State of Iraq and Levant (ISIL) jihadists attacked security forces at Libya’s Es Sider oil terminal on Jan. 4. Two guards were killed in the attack. ISIL said it attacked the Es Sider site after seizing the nearby town of Ben Jawad, although there was no independent confirmation of the town’s […]
Special to WorldTribune.com CAIRO — Libya’s rebel militias have begun to export crude oil. Militias facilitated the arrival of a North Korean tanker at the Libyan oil port of Es Sider, government officials in Tripoli confirmed. The tanker arrived on March 8 despite Libyan Navy warnings to stay away from rebel-held oil terminals as militias […]
Special to WorldTribune.com CAIRO — Libya, struggling with rising militia violence, has shut down its two largest crude oil export terminals. Industry sources said the Es Sider and Ras Lanuf terminals were closed for the second time in less than three weeks. The sources said the shutdown was triggered by a strike by security guards. […]